The fans got their first look at The Flans on Wednesday night as Creighton steamrolled D2 Missouri Western, 91-34, at D.J. Sokol Arena in the first of two exhibition games this week for the Jays.
In a matchup of teams who made surprise runs to the Elite Eight in their respective NCAA Tournaments last spring, Creighton opened up a 17-4 lead on the Griffons to start the game and never really looked back. They led by 14 after the first quarter, expanded that cushion to 31 by halftime, and then — aside from a sloppy start to the third quarter — saw all 10 active players enter the scoring column to make the second half look nearly as stress-free as the first. For the game, the Jays finished 24-of-39 (61.5%) from 2-point range, 11-of-22 (50.0%) from 3-point territory and made 10 of their 11 free throws as their firepower and balance on the offensive end was too much for Missouri Western to keep pace with.
“That was good for us,” head coach Jim Flanery said of his team’s first tune-up after a 4-week preseason camp. “They do some things that probably will help prepare us for some teams that pressure and get after you. They are pretty quick at the guard spot, and they are pretty balanced in terms of…
