>> Andrew: IT WILL BE
KALKBRENNER AND FREEMAN TO JUMP IT UP.
AND WE'RE UNDER WAY IN PITTSBURGH.
>> Steve: ONE THING ABOUT AKRON, LOT OF MAN TO MAN AND A VERY
GOOD DEFENSIVE TEAM. NUMBER TEN AT DEFENDING THE
THREE-POINT SHOT. THEY'RE GOING TO NEED ALL OF
THAT AGAINST ONE OF THE BEST THREE-POINT SHOOTING TEAMS IN
THE COUNTRY. >> Andrew: TREY ALEXANDER, FALL
AWAY IS GOOD, SO DANGEROUS IN THE MID RANGE.
RAY AND KELLY AND EVAN ARE THE OFFICIALS TODAY.
>> Steve: YOU'RE GOING TO SEE 100% MAN-TO-MAN FROM CREIGHTON
AND RYAN KALKBRENNER WILL STAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE AND
HAVE THAT DROP COVERAGE AND HE'S GOING TO LEAVE FREEMAN ALONE OUT
THERE. >> Andrew: HE BANKS IN A THREE,
JUST HIS 18th THREE-POINTER OF THE YEAR.
HE'S GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF THOSE LOOKS IN THIS GAME.
>> Andrew: THE BLUEJAYS WON 23 GAMES OUT OF THE BIG EAST THIS
YEAR. 14-6 LEAD RECORD.
THIS IS KALKBRENNER AND FREEMAN. KALKBRENNER AROUND FREEMAN FOR
TWO. >> Steve: A TOUGH TEAM TO PLAY
AGAINST BECAUSE IF YOU DOUBLE THEM THEY SURROUND HIM WITH FOUR
GUYS THAT CAN MAKE A THREE, BUT THE PROBLEM IS HE'S MUCH BIGGER
THAN ENRIQUE FREEMAN. >> Andrew: THE ZIPS LOST A FINAL
TWO GAMES OF THE REGULAR SEASON BEFORE WINNING THREE IN THREE
DAYS AT THE MAC TOURNAMENT AND FREEMAN'S SECOND THREE WON'T GO.
WE HAVE OUR FIRST FOUL. IT'S GOING TO GO ON SAMMY HUNTER
OF AKRON. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR KEYS TO
THE GAME PRESENTED BY GREAT CLIPS.
>> Steve: THE FIRST THING IS FOR AKRON, THEY HAVE TO DEFEND THE
THREE. THEY'VE GOT TO TRY TO GET
FREEMAN LOOSE INSIDE BECAUSE THAT'S AN 18.5 POINTS A GAME
THEY GET FROM HIM. TRANSITION OFFENSE FOR
CREIGHTON. THEY ARE TREMENDOUS AT SHOOTING
THE THREE IN TRANSITION AND DOMINATE THE GLASS.
THEY ARE MUCH BIGGER THAN AKRON. >> Andrew: SCHEIERMAN BOUNCES IT
IN TO KALKBRENNER AND TWO MORE FOR THE BIG GUY.
>> Steve: YOU CANNOT LET HIM CATCH THAT D.
HE SHOOTS 64% FOR HIS CAREER BECAUSE HE DOES THAT.
THEY HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION ON HIM.
YOU HAVE TO FRONT HIM THAT DEEP. >> Andrew: ALI ALI BOUNCES IT TO
FREEMAN. THIS IS A GREAT MATCHUP EARLY
ON. KALKBRENNER AND FREEMAN.
ALI FOR THREE IS PURE. >> Steve: THAT'S GOING TO BE A
BIG THING FOR THEM. HE'S A 29% THREE-POINT SHOOTER.
IF THEY CAN MAKE THREES THAT MIGHT MAKE KALKBRENNER DROP AS
MUCH AS HE WOULD LIKE TO. >> Andrew: ALI ALI FIRST MAC ALL
TEAM SELECTION THIS SEASON. ALEXANDER DRAWS THE FOUL.
SO EARLY ON, CREIGHTON GOING INSIDE.
>> Steve: LOOK HOW DEEP RYAN KALKBRENNER IS.
HE'S AT THE RESTRICTED ARC, CAN'T MISS THAT.
AND THEN ALI PRETTY OPEN ON THAT SHOT THERE WITHOUT A CONTEST.
>> Andrew: TREY ALEXANDER DRAWS THE FOUL FROM NATE JOHNSON OF
AKRON. ALEXANDER AT THE FREE-THROW
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FIRST FOUR POSSESSIONS OF THIS GAME.
ALEXANDER MAKES BOTH FREE THROWS.
ALI DRIBBLING THROUGH TRAFFIC. KALKBRENNER GOT A HAND ON THAT
ONE TO KNOCK IT OUT OF BOUNDS. KALKBRENNER NAMED BIG EAST
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE SEASON.
HE'S ONLY THE THIRD PLAYER TO EVER WIN THAT AWARD MORE THAN
TWICE, ALONGSIDE PATRICK EWING AND ALONZO MOURNING.
>> Steve: HOW ABOUT THAT FOR SOME COMPANY.
>> Andrew: GREG TRIBBLE. NOWHERE TO GO.
SENDS IT OUT TO ALI WITH THE SHOT CLOCK DOWN TO 4.
ALI INSIDE THE THREE-POINT LINE FORCES ONE UP AND KALKBRENNER
WITH THE BLOCK. GREAT DEFENSE BY THE JAYS.
>> Steve: RYAN KALKBRENNER NUMBER TWO IN THE NATION IN
BLOCKED SHOTS. HE CAN GET OUT THERE AND GUARD.
THEY SWITCHED. HE WAS GUARDING TROUBLIBBLE ANDE
TO COME OUT AND CONTEST THAT SHOT.
>> Andrew: HIS 98th BLOCK OF THE YEAR.
STEVEN ASHWORTH, THE TRANSFER FROM UTAH STATE, PLAYED IN THE
TOURNAMENT A YEAR AGO WITH THE AGGIES AND NOW RETURNS HERE WITH
THE BLUEJAYS. KALKBRENNER, AGAIN, WORKING DOWN
LOW. FREEMAN GOT A PIECE OF THAT ONE.
>> Steve: REALLY GOOD DEFENSE BY FREEMAN THERE.
>> Andrew: JOHNSON CATCH AND SHOOT THREE.
AND ASHWORTH TRACKS DOWN THE REBOUND.
AND WE HAVE A WHISTLE INSIDE. ALI ON THE GROUND AND A FOUL
AGAINST CREIGHTON. THAT'S GOING TO GO ON
KALKBRENNER. >> Steve: THAT'S A GOOD CALL.
I MEAN HE RAN HIM DOWN. THERE'S NO QUESTION.
AND SOMETHING WE HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON.
CREIGHTON IS THE LEAST FOULING TEAM IN AMERICA.
THEY DON'T EVER GET IN FOUL TROUBLE.
WHAT THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE IS KALKBRENNER GET ANOTHER FOUL
HERE EARLY IN THIS GAME. >> Andrew: THEY AVERAGE JUST 11
FOULS PER GAME. FREEMAN DRAWS THE DOUBLE TRYING
TO GET AROUND KALKBRENNER. TOUGH TO DO, BUT THE FOL IS GOOD
BY ALI. >> Steve: KALKBRENNER KNOWS WITH
HIS SIZE HE DOESN'T HAVE TO BITE ON THE SHOT.
GET HIS ARM STRAIGHT UP IN THE AIR AND BOTHER ENRIQUE FREEMAN.
>> Andrew: KALKBRENNER CAPABLE OF SHOOTING THE THREE.
HAS 14 OF THEM THIS SEASON. SCHEIERMAN COMES OFF A SCREEN.
THE LOB TO KALKBRENNER. AND THE TIP WON'T GO.
SHAMMAH SCOTT HAS CHECKED IN FOR THE ZIPS.
>> Steve: THAT COULD CHANGE THINGS.
IF THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE KALKBRENNER PAY FOR STAYING BACK
THAT FAR, THAT COULD MAKE THINGS INTERESTING.
ENRIQUE FREEMAN IS BASICALLY DOING THE SAME THING ON THE
OTHER END WITH KALKBRENNER. LOOK HE'S STANDING RIGHT IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE LANE. >> Andrew: KALKBRENNER ANSWERS
AND THE BIG MEN ARE DRAINING THREES EARLY.
HIS 15th THREE OF THE YEAR. SOMETHING HE WORKED HARD ON IN
THE OFFSEASON TRYING TO DEVELOP THAT THREE-POINT SHOT.
>> Steve: THE STRATEGY IN THE BEGINNING MIGHT GO ASKEW A
LITTLE BIT FOR THESE TWO COACHES.
>> Andrew: FREEMAN, AGAIN! >> Steve: WOW.
>> Andrew: HE'S ALREADY SET A CAREER HIGH FOR THREES IN A GAME
WITH THREE. AKRON IS FOUR OF SIX FROM DEEP.
>> Steve: THEY SWITCH ON THE PERIMETER EVERYTHING, AKRON.
>> Andrew: ASHWORTH TRIPLE. OH, MAN.
IT IS HEATING UP HERE IN PITTSBURGH.
>> Steve: THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH DROP COVERAGE.
WHEN YOU DROP LIKE THAT AND ENRIQUE FREEMAN AND KALKBRENNER
SETS A SCREEN, NOBODY IS THERE TO HELP AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE
ABLE GET THAT SHOT. >> Andrew: THE LAST FOUR FIELD
GOALS IN THIS GAME HAVE BEEN THREE-POINT SHOTS.
SCOTT TRYING TO MAKE IT FIVE. HE CANNOT AND KALKBRENNER THE
REBOUND. ASHWORTH TIED UP AT MID-COURT.
ALEXANDER HAS A LANE AND HE'LL TAKE IT.
>> Steve: THAT WAS NOT GOOD DEFENSE THERE COMING OFF THAT
SCREEN. THEY JUST DIDN'T COMMUNICATE ON
THAT AT ALL. >> Andrew: 6 MINUTES GONE BY IN
THE FIRST HALF AND JOHN GROCE DID NOT WANT TO WAIT FOR THE
MEDIA TIME-OUT. THREE-POINTERS IN HIS LAST SIX
GAMES. HE ALREADY HAS THREE TODAY AND
HOW ABOUT THIS, 30 DOUBLE-DOUBLES FOR FREEMAN THIS
SEASON. HE IS ONE AWAY FROM TYING DAVID
ROBINSON AND ARMANDO BAYCOT FOR THE MOST IN A SINGLE SEASON ALL
TIME. >> Steve: HE'S BEEN TERRIFIC HIS
WHOLE CAREER. HOW HE HAD 14 AND 10 AGAINST
UCLA TWO YEARS AGO AND WE WERE THERE AND FOR HIM TO COME OUT
AND MAKE THREE THREES WHEN HE HAD 17 ON THE SEASON COMING INTO
THIS GAME IS UNBELIEVABLE. >> Andrew: KALEB THORNTON HAS
CHECKED IN ALONG WITH MIKAL DAWSON FOR AKRON.
AND HERE IS THORNTON FOR THREE. IT WON'T GO AND SCHEIERMAN
CLEARS. >> Steve: AKRON IS NOT A GOOD
THREE-POINT SHOOTING TEAM. THEY SHOOT IT AT 32% FOR THE
SEASON SO THEY CAN'T MAKE A STEADY DIET.
THEY HAVE FOUR THREES AND ONLY AVERAGE EIGHT.
>> Andrew: NO SUBSTITUTIONS FOR GREG McDERMOTT AT THAT TIME-OUT.
HE'S GOING TO RIDE THESE STARTERS A LONG WAY, AS
ALEXANDER HITS ANOTHER IN THE MID RANGE.
>> Steve: ONE OF THE BEST MID-RANGE PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY
AND BIG EAST. THIS YEAR HE'S HANDLING THE BALL
MORE THAN IN THE PAST. RYAN THEMHARD THAT TRANSFERRED
TO GONZAGA AND NOW HE'S THE PRIMARY BALL HANDLER ON THIS
TEAM AND HE CAN REALLY TAKE IT INTO THE LANE.
>> Andrew: IT IS A 7-0 RUN FOR THE BLUEJAYS.
IN THE CORNER, DAWSON, HIS THREE STOPS THE RUN.
ALREADY THE FIFTH THREE FOR THE ZIPS.
>> Steve: YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE HARD FOR THEM TO SCORE IN THE
LANE SO MAKING THESE THREES REALLY HELPS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY
CAN START PULLING CREIGHTON AWAY FROM THE BASKET A LITTLE BIT.
>> Andrew: ASHWORTH BREAKS FREE. FOR THREE.
HIS SECOND. AND THESE TEAMS HAVE ALREADY
COMBINED FOR EIGHT THREE-POINTERS IN LESS THAN 8
MINUTES. >> Steve: ASHWORTH HAS FOUND HIS
FOOTING AVERAGING 13 OVER HIS LAST 16 GAMES.
HE'S BEEN REALLY GOOD. HE CAN SHOOT IT LIKE THE RED SOX
OF THEM. -- THE REST OF THEM.
>> Andrew: SCOTT HIGH OFF GLASS FOR TWO.
>> Steve: THOSE ARE THE BASKETS THAT ARE VERY HARD TO GET
AGAINST CREIGHTON BECAUSE USUALLY THE BIG KID WHO IS
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN THE BIG EAST IS RIGHT UNDER THE
BASKET. THAT TIME HE WAS NOT THERE.
>> Andrew: THE BLUEJAYS HAVE MADE FIVE OF THE LAST FIVE FROM
THE FLOOR. SCHEIERMAN ON THE WING.
DRIBBLES IN. DEFENDED BY ALI.
SCHEIERMAN WINS THAT, BUT HE TRAVELED FIRST.
NO BASKET AND THAT TAKES US TO A >> Andrew: CREIGHTON LEADS AKRON
BY TWO. >> Steve: TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
PLAY HERE. SHAMMAH SCOTT GETS CAUGHT ON
KALKBRENNER'S SCREEN. THEY'RE RUNNING THE DROP
COVERAGE HERE AND THAT'S SAMMY HUNTER BACK THERE.
NOW HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE SHAMMAH SCOTT GOT CAUGHT
AND NOW TREY ALEXANDER IS ABLE TO GET INTO THE LANE AND MAKE
THAT LITTLE EIGHT-FOOT PULLUP. THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH DROPPED
COVERAGE. IF YOU DON'T GET THROUGH THOSE
SCREENS WHEN YOU'RE GUARDING ONE OF THOSE PERIMETER GUYS YOU'RE
GOING TO HAVE A PROBLEM IN THE MID-RANGE.
>> Andrew: SO FAR IN THIS GAME WE'VE SEEN 24 POINTS SCORED ON
THREE-POINTERS AND TEN POINTS SCORED IN THE PAINT.
11:42 TO GO IN THE FIRST HALF AND WE HAVE A CREIGHTON
SUBSTITUTION. IN FACT TWO NEW FACES ON THE
FLOOR IN JASEN GREEN AND FRANCISCO FARABELLO.
>> Steve: INTERESTING FOR GREEN TO BE OUT THERE.
NOT ONE OF THEIR REG SUBS. >> Andrew: HE HAD HIS BEST GAME
OF THE SEASON WHEN CREIGHTON BEAT UCONN AND EIGHT POINTS IN
THAT GAME A CAREER HIGH. >> Steve: COACH MADE A GREAT
POINT THERE. HE'S CONCERNED ABOUT FREEMAN AND
THE THING I LIKED, WHEN HE BANKED THE FIRST ONE THAT MADE
HIM FEEL BETTER AND HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH HIM MAKING
THE NEXT TWO. IF KALKBRENNER COMES OUT TO
GUARD HIM WHO IS GOING TO BE BACK THERE PROTECTING THE RIM ON
THESE DRIVES? THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
>> Andrew: FIRST THREE YEARS FOR FREEMAN HE WAS 1 OF 6 FROM DEEP
IN HIS CAREER. TODAY HE'S 3 OUT OF 4 WITH THE
ONE MISS. BAYLOR SCHEIERMAN YET TO ATTEMPT
A SHOT FOR THE BLUEJAYS. >> Steve: THEY ARE NOT LEAVING
HIM. YOU HAVE ALI ALI FAKE.
THAT WAS A GREAT FAKE AND RECOVER.
I LOVE WHAT HE DID THERE. >> Andrew: ALEXANDER, NOT THIS
TIME AND THE REBOUND OF FREEMAN BOXING OUT KALKBRENNER.
ALI. KALKBRENNER RIGHT THERE.
SUCH AN INTIMIDATING FORCE IN THE MIDDLE OVER THIS BLUEJAYS
DEFENSE. SHOT CLOCK AT 10.
ALI AROUND KALKBRENNER BUT COULD NOT FINISH.
ALI GOES IN TO THE STANDS TAKING AN OFFICIAL WITH HIM.
ALEXANDER COULD NOT GET IT TO GO.
TOUGH DEFENSE FROM GREG TRIBBLE. THE SENIOR FROM CINCINNATI.
>> Steve: ALL DEFENSE IN THE MAC.
>> Andrew: FREEMAN INSIDE ON KALKBRENNER, AND HE WINS THAT
BATTLE AND FREEMAN ALREADY IN DOUBLE FIGURES WITH 11 POINTS.
>> Steve: YOU CAN'T TELL ME THAT KALKBRENNER ISN'T THINKIG ABOUT
NOT PICKING UP THAT SECOND FOUL. THAT WAS NOT AGGRESSIVE DEFENSE
ON ENRIQUE FREEMAN THAT TIME. >> Andrew: THAT'S A GREAT POINT.
MIDWAY THROUGH THE FIRST HALF. ALL SQUARE AT 21.
WE'VE ALREADY HAD FIVE TIES AND FOUR LEAD CHANGES AND NOW WE'VE
GOT ANOTHER LEAD CHANGE AS SCHEIERMAN CONNECTS ON HIS FIRST
SHOT ATTEMPT OF THE DAY. >> Steve: HE HAS ONE OF THE
QUICKEST TRIGGERS IN THE COUNTRY AND NOT AFRAID TO TAKE IT FROM
ANYWHERE AS SOON AS HE CATCHES IT.
>> Andrew: THAT WAS HIS 100th THREE-POINTER OF THE SEASON.
ALI. BACKING DOWN AND KISSING IT OFF
GLASS. >> Steve: YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING
TO -- THEY'RE GOING TO NEED SOME REST IN THIS GAME BECAUSE
NEITHER ONE OF THESE TEAMS FOULS OUT.
WE TALKED ABOUT CREIGHTON BEING NUMBER ONE AND AKRON IS IN THE
TOP 20 IN NOT FOULING. >> Andrew: NOT GREAT FOR OUR
COMMERCIAL LOAD. >> Steve: I KNOW.
>> Andrew: SCHEIERMAN BACK-TO-BACK FOR BAYLOR.
>> Steve: YOU GOT TO FACE GUARD HIM, ESPECIALLY WHEN HE GETS IT
GOING HECK MAKE IT FROM DEEP. >> Andrew: CREIGHTON IS FIVE OF
FIVE FROM BEYOND THE ARC. AND A KICK BALL THERE.
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>> Steve: ONE THING ABOUT THIS GAME SO FAR, ANDREW, I MEAN,
AKRON'S KEEPING UP, BUT CREIGHTON IS 10 FOR 14 FROM THE
FIELD. THEY'VE GOT TO START TIGHTENING
UP THEIR DEFENSE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GET IN A SHOOTOUT WITH
THESE GUYS AND EXPECT TO WIN. >> Andrew: TRIBBLE IN THE PAINT
CONNECTS. >> Steve: HEY, EVAN TALKED ABOUT
IT. THEY HAVE FOUR GUYS THAT PLAYED
TWO YEARS AGO AGAINST UCLA IN A GAME THEY WERE AHEAD FOR 28
MINUTES. >> Andrew: WE SPOKE WITH AKRON
YESTERDAY. THEY FEEL THE EXPERIENCE FROM
TWO YEARS AGO WILL REALLY HELP THEM IN TODAY'S GAME.
JOHN GROCE TELLING US THE SENIORS HAVE BEEN GREAT
EXPLAINING TO THE YOUNGER PLAYERS WHAT TO EXPECT.
>> Steve: THEY CERTAINLY DON'T LOOK PHASED.
OBVIOUSLY, THAT IS A FOUL BY SAMMY HUNTER THERE.
>> Andrew: THAT'S SAMMY HUNTER'S SECOND.
SCHEIERMAN ANOTHER THREE. AND THE FIRST MISS TODAY FOR THE
BLUEJAYS. >> Steve: THAT WAS GOOD DEFENSE.
THEY SWITCHED THERE. THAT WAS AN AGGRESSIVE SWITCH TO
NOT LET HIM -- IF YOU SWITCH AND STAY BACK HE'S GOING TO MAKE IT.
THEY AGGRESSIVELY SWITCHED THAT. >> Andrew: JOHNSON'S THREE WON'T
GO AND THE REBOUND TO SCHEIERMAN.
COMING INTO THE GAME AKRON'S THREE-POINT DEFENSE TENTH BEST
IN THE COUNTRY ALLOWING JUST 29% AS ALEXANDER THROWS ONE UP.
BUT A DIFFERENT STORY SO FAR TODAY.
GREG McDERMOTT UNHAPPY THAT A FOUL WAS NOT CALLED.
>> Steve: I'M SURPRISED SAMMY HUNTER IS IN THERE WITH THOSE
TWO FOULS. >> Andrew: FREEMAN NOT CLOSE ON
THAT ONE. AND A TAKEAWAY.
JOHNSON TWO ON ONE. TAVARI JOHNSON.
JOHNSON TO JOHNSON. >> Steve: DON'T THEY OWN THE
JETS? >> Andrew: AND WE HAVE A FOUL
CALLED AND A TIME-OUT ON THE FLOOR.
>> Steve: RIGHT NOW, THESE AKRON ZIPS, THEY'RE FEELING IT A
LITTLE BIT. TIE SCORE WITH THE CREIGHTON
BLUEJAYS. AGGRESSIVE SWITCH.
>> Andrew: NOBODY IS LED BY MORE THAN FOUR POINTS IN THIS GAME.
AKRON WITH 11 FIELD GOALS AND JUST ONE TURNOVER.
>> Steve: HERE'S THE 1-3-1 ZONE JOHN GROCE USES.
ONLY ABOUT 3% OF THE TIME. THAT'S WHERE YOU GO.
YOU GO FROM THE TOP RIGHT UNDERNEATH LIKE THAT.
>> Andrew: WHAT PERCENT OF THE TIME DOES HE USE?
>> Steve: 3%. >> Andrew: I DON'T THINK HE'S
GOING TO USE IT MORE. >> Steve: THAT'S WHAT COACHES
DO, WHEN THEY PUT SOMETHING IN AND THEY DON'T USE OFTEN AND YOU
SCORE RIGHT AWAY IT'S DONE. >> Andrew: ALI.
>> Evan: A POSSIBLE INJURY. GREG TRIBBLE FOR AKRON, HIS
RIGHT LEG, RIGHT KNEE, GETTING WORK DONE DURING THE TIME-OUT.
HAS A HEATING PAD ON THAT KNEE, WAS FLEXING IT, SOME DISCOMFORT.
WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED. >> Andrew: THAT'S A LOSS.
HE AVERAGES 29 MINUTES PER GAME. AS KALKBRENNER GOES BACK TO
BACK. >> Steve: HE CAN SCORE EVERY
TIME IF YOU LET HIM CATCH IT THAT DEEP.
WE'VE SAID IT BEFORE, BUT -- IT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE, I
GET IT, BUT GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT HIM.
>> Andrew: KALKBRENNER AND FREEMAN, 11 POINTS APIECE.
THAT'S THE BATTLE RIGHT HERE. FREEMAN.
OVER KALKBRENNER. HE'S GOT 13.
>> Steve: I COULD NOT HAVE IMAGINED THAT -- HE'S MADE THREE
THREE, THAT ENRIQUE FREEMAN WOULD HAVE THAT BIG A FIRST HALF
AGAINST RYAN KALKBRENNER. HE'S DONE IT OUTSIDE AND INSIDE.
>> Andrew: 13 POINTS, 5 REBOUNDS, SCHEIERMAN FOR THREE.
SHORT. AND THE REBOUND TO TAVARI
JOHNSON. JOHNSON GOES UP HIGH.
DOESN'T GET THE BOUNCE AND SCHEIERMAN THE REBOUND.
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EARLY ON TIED ON THE GLASS. EACH TEAM WITH NINE REBOUNDS,
BUT FIVE OF THE NINE REBOUNDS FOR THE BLUEJAYS HAVE COME
COURTESY OF SCHEIERMAN. TRIBBLE IS BACK ON THE FLOOR FOR
THE ZIPS. HE'S GOT THE BALL HERE.
SHOOTS A THREE. AND ASHWORTH THE REBOUND.
>> Steve: I THOUGHT THEY CREATED A SWITCH THERE AND FREEMAN HAD A
SMALLER GUY ON HIM. HE HAD ASHWORTH ON HIM AND THEY
DIDN'T FIND HIM. >> Andrew: ALEXANDER'S THREE, NO
GOOD. 5 MINUTES LEFT IN THE FIRST
HALF. >> Steve: THAT'S NOT A BAD THING
FOR AKRON TO DO WHICH IS TO TRY TO CREATE A SWITCH AND GET
KALKBRENNER ON ONE OF THE GUARDS AND A GUARD GUARDING ENRIQUE
FREEMAN DOWN LOW. GOOD DEFENSE THERE.
>> Andrew: AND FREEMAN'S THREE WON'T GO.
AKRON HAS NOT TURNED THE BALL OVER IN THE LAST 12 MINUTES.
>> Steve: BOTH THESE TEAMS ARE VERY GOOD WITH THE BALL.
>> Andrew: SCHEIERMAN, FUMBLED IT GOING UP, GETS IT BACK.
ASHWORTH MAKES A TOUGH CATCH. AND THE SHOT CLOCK DOWN TO 7.
NOW KALKBRENNER. DEFENDED BY FREEMAN.
KALKBRENNER UP WITH IT. >> Steve: THAT TIME FREEMAN
PUSHED HIM OUT A LITTLE BIT, MADE HIM A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE
BECAUSE HE LIKES GOING TO THAT LEFT SHOULDER.
>> Andrew: AND A FOUL ON THE PERIMETER COMMITTED BY
SCHEIERMAN. JUST THE SECOND CREIGHTON FOUL.
BE READY FOR ANYTHING, DON'T >> Steve: I'M SURPRISED TO SEE
HUNTER COMING BACK IN WITH TWO FOULS AND FOUR MINUTES TO GO.
>> Andrew: FREEMAN TO THE BENCH TO GET A BREATHER.
WITH A MEDIA TIME-OUT COMING. AS WE MENTIONED BEFORE, ONLY 11
FOULS PER GAME FOR THE BLUEJAYS. THE FEWEST IN THE COUNTRY.
AND WITH FREEMAN OUT, KALKBRENNER IS GOING GET A
BREATHER AS WELL. AS ISAAC TRAUDT CHECKS IN FROM
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA. >> Steve: ANOTHER 45%
THREE-POINT SHOOT ARE. >> Andrew: TRIBBLE, RUNNER,
SHORT. FUMBLED AROUND OUT TO THE
PERIMETER. JOHNSON HAD IT AND LOST IT AND
SCHEIERMAN TO THE GROUND, GETS IT OVER TO ASHWORTH.
>> Steve: AKRON HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB IN TRANSITION.
THEY HAVEN'T GIVEN UP A TRANSITION THREE YET IN THIS
GAME. >> Andrew: SCHEIERMAN.
HAS NOT COME OUT IN THE FIRST HALF.
AND A TRAVEL COMMITTED BY SCHEIERMAN.
3:28 TO GO. FREEMAN.
>> Evan: UNBELIEVABLE STORY. FIVE YEARS AGO, HE CAME TO A
SCHOOLWIDE OPEN GYM TRYOUT TO MAKE THIS TEAM.
HE WAS ONLY 188 POUNDS. BUT COACH GROCE SAW SOMETHING IN
THAT SKINNY KID. HE WAS ALL OVER THE GYM FLOOR
AND NOW HE'S AN ALL AMERICA AMERICAN.
>> Evan: HOW COME NOBODY SHOWED UP TO YOUR OPEN TRYOUTS.
>> Steve: A GUY LIKE THAT LEADING REBOUNDER IN THE
COUNTRY. SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK.
>> Andrew: THAT ROLLS AROUND FOR FREEMAN AND THERE'S HIS MON
TONYA, A MEMBER OF THE CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AKRON BACK UP BY 2. THE ENTIRE GAME HAS BEEN PLAYED
IN A 7-POINT WINDOW. HOW ABOUT THIS.
OUT OF BOUNDS, ASHWORTH. >> Steve: TRIBBLE IS ONE OF THE
BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYERS IN THE MID AMERICA CONFERENCE ALL
DEFENSIVE PLAYER. HE JUST GETS DOWN ON ASHWORTH
AND STEVEN ASHWORTH IS A GOOD PLAYER.
HIS STRENGTH IS NOT BEATING YOU OFF THE DRIBBLE, WHICH IS WHY
TREY ALEXANDER HANDLES THE BALL SO MUCH FOR CREIGHTON.
>> Andrew: SOME CHANTS OF "LET'S GO ZIPS" FROM THE BIG CROWD HERE
IN PITTSBURGH. ALI DRAWS THE FOUL.
SCHEIERMAN CAN'T BELIEVE IT. LET'S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK.
>> Steve: THAT'S A FOUL. >> Andrew: HIS ELBOW.
THAT'S THE SECOND ON SCHEIERMAN. >> Steve: I WOULD THINK WITH
2:44 TO GO, WE KNOW THEY DON'T FOUL, BUT IF HE GETS HIS THIRD,
THAT'S A PROBLEM. >> Andrew: COMING UP AT&T AT THE
HALF. ALL THE SCORES AND HIGHLIGHTS
AND ALL THE LATEST TOURNAMENT NEWS COMING UP ON AT&T AT THE
HALF. ONE OUT OF TWO FOR ALI.
SCHEIERMAN WITH HIS SEVENTH REBOUND OF THE HALF.
ALI THOUGHT HE GOT ALL BUT BALL, BUT HE'S CALLED FOR THE FOUL.
FIFTH TEAM FOUL AGAINST THE ZIPS.
>> Steve: OH, YEAH. DID NOT GET ALL BALL.
ALMOST DIDN'T GET ANY BALL. >> Andrew: I DON'T THINK HE GOT
ANY BALL. >> Steve: HE GOT A LOT OF
JERSEY. >> Andrew: KALKBRENNER AND
FREEMAN BACK ON THE FLOOR. ASHWORTH, A MISCOMMUNICATION
WITH MASON MILLER. ALREADY SEVEN TURNOVERS FOR THE
BLUEJAYS. >> Steve: VERY UNCHARACTERISTIC
AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A TOP 15 HALF-COURT OFFENSE IN THE
COUNTRY. RIGHT NOW GIVE THE AKRON KIDS
ALL THE CREDIT IN THE WORLD FOR THE WAY THEY ARE DEFENDING.
THEY ARE A VERY PHYSICAL TEAM. >> Andrew: SEVEN POINTS OFF
TURNOVERS FOR THE ZIPS. CREIGHTON ONLY AVERAGES 10 1/2
TURNOVERS PER GAME. FREEMAN.
WORKING ON KALKBRENNER AGAIN. TOO STRONG OFF GLASS.
IT'S CLEARED BY MILLER. ALEXANDER FOR THREE.
YES. >> Steve: THAT WAS THE WORST
TRANSITION DEFENSE THEY PLAY. FARABELLO WAS WIDE OPEN IN THAT
OPPOSITE CORNER AND THAT'S WHAT MADE ALL THAT HAPPEN.
>> Andrew: ALEXANDER, IN DOUBLE FIGURES WITH 11 POINTS, THAT
ENDED A 4:40 DROUGHT FOR CREIGHTON.
>> Andrew: TRIBBLE TRYING TO ANSWER.
ALEXANDER WANTS TO PUSH. SCHEIERMAN IN TRANSITION.
EXTRA PASS TO MILLER. >> Steve: YOU BET.
>> Andrew: MASON MILLER 45% FROM DEEP ON THE YEAR.
>> Steve: THESE GUYS CAN GET IT ROLLING QUICKLY.
THEY'RE 7 OUT OF 10 FROM THE THREE-POINT LINE THIS GAME
AGAINST ONE OF THE BEST THREE-POINT DEFENSES IN THE
COUNTRY. >> Andrew: ALI.
FREEMAN COULDN'T HANDLE THE PASS.
A TURNOVER BY AKRON JUST THEIR SECOND AND AULI COMMITS A SILLY
FOUL. >> Steve: IN THIS ONE CASE HERE
FARABELLO SITTING IN THE CORNER. TREY ALEXANDER GETS AN OPEN
SHOT. >> Andrew: POOR FOUL BY ALI.
THAT'S HIS SECOND. HE GOES TO THE BENCH.
HUNTER AND JOHNSON WITH TWO FOR THE ZIPS.
THAT AKRON TURNOVER THE FIRST IN NEARLY 16 MINUTES OF GAME
ACTION. SCHEIERMAN FROM THE FREE-THROW
LINE EXTENDED AND THAT IS PURE. THIS IS THE LARGEST LEAD FOR THE
BLUEJAYS. >> Steve: DEFENSE BREAKING DOWN
A LITTLE BIT IN THE HALF COURT NOW FOR AKRON.
>> Andrew: TRIBBLE, OFFENSIVE FOUL.
>> Steve: THAT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU GET A CHARGE NOWADAYS IF YOU
DO IT ON YOUR PRIMARY DEFENDER, WE'VE SAID ONE OF THE MOST
EXPLOSIVE OFFENSIVE TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY.
>> Andrew: SCHEIERMAN HAS EIGHT POINTS AND SEVEN REBOUNDS ALL
EIGHT OF HIS POINTS IN THE LAST TEN MINUTES.
>> Steve: 2-2-1 PRESS THERE MAKE HIM USE A LITTLE TIME IN
BRINGING THE BALL UP THE FLOOR. >> Andrew: SCHEIERMAN LOBS IT
FOR KALKBRENNER. FREEMAN ON HIM.
KALKBRENNER MISSES. FREEMAN THE REBOUND.
SHOT CLOCK TURNED OFF WITH TEN SECONDS TO GO.
TRIBBLE AND A FOUL. THEY HAVE PLENTY TO GIVE.
THAT'S FARABELLO GIVING THAT ONE.
AND NOW SCHEIERMAN WILL COME OUT WITH THE TWO FOULS.
AND ASHWORTH BACK ON THE FLOOR. ALI WILL COME BACK IN WITH TWO
FOULS. >> Steve: HE'S COMING IN ON
OFFENSE SO THAT'S WHY JOHN GROCE DID THAT.
>> Andrew: GIVE ANOTHER ONE HERE?
>> Steve: I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF GIVING ALL THESE FOULS IN THE
FIRST HALF. MAYBE FARABELLO, BUT I WOULDN'T
LET ANY OF THESE OTHER GUYS GIVE A FOUL.
>> Andrew: FREEMAN PUTS ONE UP AT THE HORN AND IT'S NO GOOD.
A VERY EXCITING FIRST HALF. BACK AND FORTH.
AND AT THE BREAK CREIGHTON UP BY WENT HEAVY WITH HIS STARTERS.
ALEXANDER PLAYED THE ENTIRE HALF.
SCHEIERMAN RESTED FOR 5 SECONDS. KALKBRENNER SAT DOWN FOR 35
SECONDS. SIX LEAD CHANGES, NINE TIES IN
THE FIRST HALF AND A TRAVEL BY FREEMAN TO OPEN UP THE SECOND.
>> Steve: HE RAN WITH THE BALL THAT TIME.
HOW ABOUT THIS, AKRON COMMITTED SEVEN FOULS IN THE FIRST HALF
AND BAYLOR SCHEIERMAN DREW FIVE OF THEM.
>> Andrew: SCHEIERMAN, 8 POINTS, 7 REBOUNDS.
ALEXANDER GETS HELP FROM MASON MILLER.
HIT ONE THREE IN THE FIRST HALF, ONE OF SEVEN THE BLUEJAYS
CONNECTED ON. NOW ALEXANDER BREAKS FREE.
AND A RARE MISS BUT MILLER WITH THE OFFENSIVE REBOUND.
>> Steve: THAT DROPPED COVERAGE GIVES UP THOSE 12 FOOT SHOTS.
>> Andrew: HERE'S MASON MILLER FOR THREE.
JUST LIKE HIS DAD MIKE, A TWO-TIME NBA CHAMPION.
>> Steve: 43% FROM THE THREE-POINT LINE.
CAN'T LEAVE ANY OF THESE GUYS OPEN.
>> Andrew: TRIBBLE. RUNNER NO GOOD.
SCHEIERMAN THE REBOUND. IT'S NOW 10, MAKE IT 11
CONSECUTIVE POINTS FOR THE BLUEJAYS.
AND A TURNOVER BY CREIGHTON. >> Steve: TRIBBLE IS A GOOD
DEFENSIVE PLAYER. >> Andrew: ASHWORTH COMMITS THE
FOUL AS FREEMAN WAS TRYING TO GET DOWN AHEAD OF THE PACK.
WE CHECK IN WITH EVAN. >> Evan: EARLY BREAKING NEWS
HERE. THAT'S KELLY PFEIFFER ONE OF OUR
OFFICIALS HE HAS A FRESH PAIR OF SHOES ON BECAUSE HE BLEW OUT ONE
OF HIS AND A GOOD TEAMMATE HERE, THAT'S ADAM FLURRY, OUR BACKUP
OFFICIAL AS YOU CAN SEE BLEW OUT THAT PAIR OF SHOES.
SO ADAM HAD TO GIVE HIM BOTH HIS SHOES.
HE HS A NEW PAIR ON. HE WANTED JUST ONE. CONFLICTING BRANDS SO THAT WOULD
BE AN ISSUE. >> Andrew: WHAT ABOUT THE SIZE.
>> Evan: I ASKED THAT. GREAT FOLLOW.
SAME DEPTH. >> Andrew: SHOE SIZE OF THE
BACKUP OFFICIAL. >> Steve: IS THAT A PREREQUISITE
TO HAVE THE SAME SIZE OF THE REFS.
>> Andrew: THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
WE ASKED EVAN A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE HAS THE ANSWERS TO THAT.
GENE STERATORE SAYS NOT A REQUIREMENT.
SCHEIERMAN GETS THAT ONE TO CHIME IN AND CREIGHTON IS
EXTENDING THIS LEAD. IT'S NOW A 14-2 RUN.
>> Steve: AND NOW AKRON HAS GOT TO GET SOMETHING GOING IN THE
HALF COURT HERE. >> Andrew: IF YOU LOVE MOVIES
YOU'RE IN LUCK MAX GETS MOVIES. LOTS OF THEM.
AWARD-WINNING DRAMAS, EPIC ADVENTURES, FAMILY FAVORITES AND
MORE STREAM ON MAX, THE ONE TO WATCH FOR MOVIES.
HERE'S JOHNSON, HIS STEP BACK IS GOOD.
THAT'S THE FIRST FIELD GOAL OF THE AFTERNOON FOR NATE JOHNSON.
>> Steve: THAT'S THE SHOT THAT AKRON CAN GET ALL DAY COMING OFF
THAT SCREEN. >> Andrew: ALEXANDER.
NO MAN'S LAND, BUT ABLE TO CONNECT WITH KALKBRENNER.
NOW KALKBRENNER FOULED INSIDE. THAT WILL BE THE SECOND ON
FREEMAN. >> Steve: YOU TAKE A LOOK AT
THIS SHOT THAT THEY JUST MADE HERE COMING OFF THIS SCREEN HERE
AND YOU GOT KALKBRENNER BACK. IF YOU USE THIS SCREEN PROPERLY,
LIKE JOHNSON DOES THERE, HE CAN GET THAT LITTLE 14 FOOTER A LOT
BECAUSE KALKBRENNER DOES NOT HEDGE SCREENS THE WAY HE'S
PLAYING DEFENSE IN THIS GAME. >> Andrew: FIRST FOUL ON ENRIQUE
FREEMAN. KALKBRENNER MAKES THE FREE
THROW. IN THE FIRST ROUND A YEAR AGO,
CREIGHTON HAD A WIN OVER NC STATE AND THEN KALKBRENNER HAD
31 POINTS IN THAT GAME. A SCHOOL RECORD IN THE NCAA
TOURNAMENT. ALI FROM THE WING.
>> Steve: THIS IS WHAT THEY DO MORE.
THEY MADE THOSE THREES EARLY IN THE GAME.
KIND OF FOOL'S GOLD A LITTLE BIT.
THEY'RE NOT A GREAT THREE-POINT SHOOTING TEAM.
THEY HAVE TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO ATTACK THE WAY THEY DID THE LAST
TWO POSSESSIONS. >> Andrew: ALI IS CALLED FOR A
FOUL ON THE PERIMETER AND THAT IS HIS THIRD.
SO BIG FOUL LESS THAN 3 MINUTES INTO THE SECOND HALF.
>> Steve: I WOULD TAKE HIM OUT FOR A COUPLE MINUTES BECAUSE AT
LEAST SO HE CAN GO TO THE BENCH AND THINK ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT
SO HE DOESN'T PICK UP THAT FOURTH QUICKLY.
THAT'S WHAT JOHN GROCE IS DOING. >> Andrew: HE'S PUTTING MIKAL
DAWSON BACK IN THE GAME. SCHEIERMAN SENDS IT IN TO
ASHWORTH. GOOD DEFENSE BY THE ZIPS WITH 10
TO SHOOT. ASHWORTH A LOB TO KALKBRENNER.
>> Steve: THAT'S THE FIRST ONE OF THOSE THAT THEY HAVE GOT IN
THIS GAME. THEY'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB
ON THAT BECAUSE CREIGHTON LOVES TO RUN THAT PICK AND DIVE TO THE
BASKET FOR KALKBRENNER. >> Andrew: FIFTH ASSIST FOR
STEVEN ASHWORTH. JOHNSON ANOTHER JUMPER, HE'S
GOOD AGAIN. >> Steve: STARTING TO FIND THAT
OPENING IN THE MID-RANGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR.
>> Andrew: MILLER INSIDE, DRAWS THE FOUL.
STEVEN ASHWORTH AVERAGES 4 ASSISTS PER GAME.
HE'S GOT 5 ALREADY TODAY. >> Steve: THAT TIME, FREEMAN
GAVE A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH HELP, AND THE PROBLEM IS, WHEN YOU'RE
GUARDING A GUY AS BIG AS KALKBRENNER, YOU GIVE THAT
LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA HELP, THROWING IT UP TO THE BASKET.
>> Andrew: THE FOUL WAS ON FREEMAN, HIS SECOND.
YOU CAN GET COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE NCAA DIVISION 1 WOMEN'S
TOURNAMENT ON NCAA.COM. ONE OUT OF TWO FOR MASON MILLER.
EIGHT-POINT GAME HERE IN THE SECOND HALF.
FIRST ROUND ACTION OUT OF THE MIDWEST REGION.
FREEMAN DRIVES IN. OVER KALKBRENNER, NO GOOD.
NOW NUMBERS THE OTHER WAY. MILLER TRYING TO TRACK IT DOWN.
HE CANNOT. THAT TAKES US TO A TIME-OUT.
15:58 TO GO IN THE SECOND HALF. STANLEY CUP TROPHY.
GREG McDERMOTT AND THE BLUEJAYS LEAD BY 8.
SO FAR THIS HALF ENRIQUE FREEMAN IS SCORELESS AND ONLY HAS TWO
POINTS OVER THE LAST TEN MINUTES.
>> Steve: CREIGHTON NOW 9 FOR 12 FROM THE THREE-POINT LINE.
>> Andrew: AND A FOUL COMMITTED BY ALEXANDER.
AKRON ENDED THE FIRST HALF MISSING EIGHT OF THE LAST NINE
SHOT ATTEMPTS. THEY'VE STARTED IN THE SECOND
HALF FOUR FOR SIX. FIRST FOUL AGAINST ALEXANDER.
FROM THE CORNER, FREEMAN WITH AN AIR BALL, TIPPED AROUND TO
DAWSON. SHOT CLOCK DOWN TO 6.
THORNTON, AROUND THE DEFENDER, LEAVES IT FOR FREEMAN.
TOUGH SHOT THERE AND THE CLEAR BY MILLER.
>> Steve: HE'S REALLY STARTING TO BE AFFECTED BY KALKBRENNER.
>> Andrew: ALEXANDER, SO PRETTY. >> Steve: WHEN YOUR BEST GUY IS
HAVING TROUBLE SCORING WHO HAS BEEN THERE FOR YOU EVERY GAME
THIS YEAR, IT TAKES A LITTLE OF THE WIND OUT OF EVERYBODY ELSE'S
SAILS OPPONENT TEAM. THEY NEED FREEMAN TO STARTING
DOING SOMETHING IN THERE. >> Andrew: 13 FOR ALEXANDER.
DAWSON LAUNCHES FROM DEEP AND A REBOUND TO ASHWORTH.
>> Steve: HE TRAVELED ON THAT ONE TOO.
>> Andrew: ASHWORTH, GOING COAST TO COAST, AND HE DRAWS THE FOUL
COMMITTED BY KALEB THORNTON. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR KEYS TO
THE GAME PRESENTED BY GREAT CLIPS.
>> Steve: DEFEND THE THREE. CREIGHTON 9 FOR 12 AND STARTED
OUT OKAY BUT HASN'T BEEN GOOD LATELY.
AND GET FREEMAN INSIDE. HE HAS 15 POINTS, BUT HE'S BEEN
STRUGGLING IN THE SECOND HALF AND ONLY 6 IN THE PAINT.
TRANSITION OFFENSE IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT IN THIS GAME.
THEY'VE DONE A GOOD JOB WITH THAT, BUT YOU GOT TO STAY ON IT
WHEN IT COMES TO CREIGHTON BECAUSE THEY'RE SO EXPLOSIVE.
>> Andrew: ASHWORTH MAKES THE FREE-THROW SUBSTITUTIONS FOR
JOHN GROCE AS TAVARI JOHNSON AND GREG TRIBBLE RETURN.
>> Steve: THEIR PROBLEM NOW IS THEY CAN'T STOP THESE GUYS.
>> Andrew: THEY GIVE UP 65 POINTS PER GAME, WHICH IS 24th
IN THE COUNTRY. CREIGHTON ALREADY WITH 53 AND
STILL JUST UNDER 15 MINUTES LEFT.
>> Steve: I MEAN, CREIGHTON GETS TO 80, AKRON CAN'T WIN.
I DON'T THINK THEY CAN GET TO 80.
>> Andrew: CREIGHTON HAS ALREADY SCORED 15 POINTS THIS HALF.
AND A KICK BALL BY MILLER. NUMBER THREE SEED FOR GREG
McDERMOTT AND THE BLUEJAYS. THAT MATCHES A PROGRAM RECORD.
23 WINS AS McDERMOTT HAS WON AT LEAST 20 GAMES IN NINE STRAIGHT
SEASONS. THAT WON'T ROLL AROUND FOR
JOHNSON. >> Andrew: GREAT FADE BY
SCHEIERMAN THERE. >> Andrew: SCHEIERMAN IN THE
PAINT. NICE MOVE FOR TWO.
AND JOHN GROCE WANTS A TIME-OUT. A 7-0 RUN FOR THE BLUEJAYS AND
THEY ARE OPENING THINGS UP IN THIS ONE WHERE CURRENTLY
CREIGHTON IS ON AN EXTENDED 25-8 RUN AND THEY LEAD BY 14.
>> Steve: I MEAN SHOOTING 63% FROM THE FIELD FOR THE GAME,
CREIGHTON, SHOWING WHAT KIND OF OFFENSIVE TEAM THEY ARE.
THEY JUST TURNED IT OVER IN THE FIRST HALF.
NOT NOW, THOUGH. >> Andrew: FANS ARE CHEERING
HERE IN PITTSBURGH BECAUSE THEY'RE SHOWING THE DUQUESNE
GAME ON THE BIG SCOREBOARD AND DUQUESNE, 10 SECONDS AWAY FROM
BEATING BYU. DUQUESNE LOCATED A BLOCK AWAY
FROM WHERE WE ARE. KALKBRENNER OFFENSIVE REBOUND.
AND A TRAVEL FIRST. >> Steve: IT'S CONFUSING.
WHAT'S GOING ON. PEOPLE ARE CHEERING, AND I'M --
NOTHING IS GOING ON. TAKING THE BALL OUT OF BOUNDS.
>> Andrew: 56-42. WITH 13:45 TO GO.
AKRON IS 0 FOR ITS LAST 6 WITH THE SHOT CLOCK AT 5.
HERE'S SCOTT FOR THREE. >> Steve: TOUGH SHOT.
>> Andrew: THEY'VE MISSED SEVEN IN A ROW.
>> Steve: NO BALL MOVEMENT WHATSOEVER.
>> Andrew: HOW ABOUT THIS BALL MOVEMENT.
MILLER MISSES THE THREE. AND THE LOOSE BALL SCOOPED UP BY
SHAMMAH SCOTT. SCOTT, AND KALKBRENNER GOT A
HAND ON IT TO KNOCK IT OUT OF BOUNDS.
THAT DUQUESNE GAME WE REFERENCED IS ON TRUTV COMING RIGHT DOWN TO
THE WIRE. A LOT OF THE FANS HERE IN
PITTSBURGH KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON IT.
>> Steve: DUQUESNE IS TWO MINUTES FROM HERE.
>> Andrew: AROUND THE CORNER. WH
WHERE DO THE ZIPS TURN FOR OFFENSE?
>> Steve: THEY ARE NOT RUNNING THE SCREEN TO GET KALKBRENNER TO
MAYBE HELP TO TRY TO FORCE THAT THAT ONE INSIDE TO FREEMAN.
>> Andrew: JOHNSON TO ALI FOR THREE AND MILLER WITH THE
REBOUND. AKRON WITH A SCORELESS DROUGHT
APPROACHING 4 MINUTES IN LENGTH. THEY'VE MISSED THEIR LAST TEN
TH THREE-POINTERS AS YOU SEE THE
BIG SCOREBOARD IN PITTSBURGH WITH THE DUQUESNE GAME.
LOCKED IN FOCUS FOR EVERYONE HERE.
>> Steve: I THINK ALI PICKED UP HIS FOURTH.
>> Andrew: HIS FOURTH. THAT'S A BIG FOUL WITH 12:46 TO
GO. >> Steve: THEIR SECOND BEST
OFFENSIVE PLAYER. MILLER.
BURIES THE THREE. THE TENTH OF THE AFTERNOON FOR
THE BLUEJAYS. >> Steve: WHEN YOU START GETTING
PRODUCTION FROM A GUY LIKE MASON MILLER WHO CAN SHOOT THE BALL,
IT MAKES IT THAT MUCH HARDER. >> Andrew: AKRON DOES NOT HAVE
THE ANSWER. BUT THE OFFENSIVE REBOUND TO
DAWSON. NOW TRIBBLE INSIDE FOR TWO AND
THAT ENDS A SCORELESS DROUGHT OF 4:30 MINUTES IN LENGTH.
AND A FOUL IS CALLED. SO DUQUESNE IS PLAYING IN OMAHA
WHERE CREIGHTON IS LOCATED, BUT WHEN THE GAME WENT FINAL.
AS THE DUKES ARE MOVING ON. KALKBRENNER INSIDE OFF GLASS AND
THE FOUL. >> Steve: HIS SIZE HAS BEEN A
BIG FACTOR ON BOTH ENDS OF THE FLOOR.
>> Andrew: 17 POINTS FOR KALKBRENNER.
>> Steve: THERE WASN'T MUCH FREEMAN CAN DO THERE EXCEPT NOT
LET HIM CATCH IT SO EASY. HOW ABOUT THIS, 59 TIMES THIS 11
HAS BEATEN THE 6 AND LOST 94 TIMES.
IT'S NOT A 50-50 GAME BUT THEY WIN A LOT OF THEM.
>> Andrew: MEANWHILE THIS HALF, FREEMAN 0 FOR 4 WITH ONE REBOUND
AND THREE FOULS. TRIBBLE.
AND HE DRAWS THE FOUL AGAINST ALEXANDER.
>> Steve: IN THE LAST FEW MINUTES AKRON HAS NOT USED
KALKBRENNER'S MAN FREEMAN AS A SCREENER.
THAT'S WHERE THEY STARTED TO SCORE A LITTLE BIT AT THE START
OF THE HALF AT THE ELBOWS COMING OFF THAT SCREEN BECAUSE HE WAS
DROPPING. NOW THEY'RE JUST GOING ONE ON
ONE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR.
>> Andrew: COUCH OR COURTSIDE REFRESH WITH A DELICIOUS COKE
ZERO SUGAR. IS IT THE BEST COKE EVER SOME
TRY AND DECIDE. GREG TRIBBLE HAD THE GAME
WINNING FREE THROWS LATE IN THE MAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ON
SATURDAY TO BEAT KENT STATE. OFFENSIVE REBOUND FOR THE ZIPS.
>> Steve: THAT WAS SOME ENDING. >> Andrew: SCOTT, NO.
A WHISTLE AND A FOUL AGAINST THE BLUEJAYS.
>> Steve: KALKBRENNER IS CAUSING A LOT OF MISSED SHOTS, NOT
BLOCKING BUT CAUSING A LOT OF MISSES.
>> Andrew: ASHWORTH COMMITS HIS SECOND FOUL.
AKRON IS JUST 5 OF 16 IN THE SECOND HALF.
BUT JOHNSON RATTLES THAT ONE IN. SIX POINTS FOR VACCINATE JOHNSON
AND THE AKRON FANS TRYING TO MAKE SOME NOISE AND SEE IF THE
ZIPS CAN GO ON A RUN. KALKBRENNER AND FREEMAN BACK TO
SCHEIERMAN. SCHEIERMAN OH, GETS IT TO DROP.
>> Steve: HE'S PRETTY GOOD OFF THE DRIBBLE TOO, BAYLOR
SCHEIERMAN. >> Andrew: A REBOUND AWAY FROM A
DOUBLE-DOUBLE. HE'S GOT 15-9.
>> Steve: HOW ABOUT THE ONLY D-1 PLAYER EVER WITH 2,000 POINTS,
1,000 REBOUNDS, 500 ASSISTS AND 300 PLUS MADE THREES.
THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE CAREER BETWEEN SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AND
CREIGHTON. >> Andrew: HE HAS A THOUSAND
POINTS AT EACH SCHOOL. ALEXANDER REVERSE LAY-IN.
>> Steve: HE'S THE ONE GUY ON CREIGHTON THAT CAN CREATE HIS
OWN IN TERMS OF TAKING IT ALL THE WAY TO THE BASKET.
SCHEIERMAN IS NOT BAD, BUT HE'S THE BEST ONE.
>> Andrew: ANOTHER TIME-OUT CALLED BY THE ZIPS.
CREIGHTON IS SHOOTING NINE OF 13 17 POINTS PER GAME AND IT'S
THOSE THREE GUYS HERE WITH THE BLUEJAYS.
KALKBRENNER HAS ALREADY GOTTEN TO 17 AND ALEXANDER AND
SCHEIERMAN TWO POINTS AWAY FROM JOINING THEM.
>> Steve: THOSE THREE GUYS ARE NEVER COMING OUT OF THE GAME.
NOT ANYMORE. >> Andrew: ALI PUTS IT ON THE
DECK AND KALKBRENNER THE REJECTION.
>> Steve: HOW MUCH HAS HE AFFECTED THIS GAME IN THE SECOND
HALF? >> Andrew: THREE-TIME BIG EAST
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR. THE ONLY CREIGHTON PLAYER WITH
MORE BLOCKS ALL TIME IS BENOIT BENJAMIN.
>> Steve: HE WAS A PRETTY GOOD PLAYER TOO.
>> Andrew: ALEXANDER FAKES THE THREE.
IN THE PAINT AND DRAWS THE FOUL. LET'S CHECK IN WITH EVAN.
>> Evan: WE'RE SEEING BAYLOR SCHEIERMAN TAKE HIS GAME IT
ANOTHER LEVEL THIS YEAR. IT WAS HIS FIRST FULL OFFSEASON
IN OMAHA, THE PREVIOUS TWO OF
OFFSEASONS HE TESTED NABA WATER. HIS FOCUS WAS GETTING STRONGER
AND MOBILITY AND QUICKNESS TRYING TO GET THE EXTRA 5 TO 10%
IN THIS MUST ATHLETICISM AND SHOOTING ON THE MOVE AND YOU'VE
SEEN ALL THAT ON DISPLAY THIS SEASON AND IN THIS GAME.
HE HAS AN NBA GAME AND THAT'S HIS FOCUS NOW.
BUT IT'S ALSO ABOUT CUTTING DOWN NETS WITH CREIGHTON.
>> Steve: HE COMES OFF THOSE SCREENS AND FIRES QUICKLY WITH
DEEP RANGE AND THE WAY THE GAME IS PLAYED, THREE-POINT SHOOTING.
IF YOU CAN DO THAT, HE DOES OTHER THINGS TOO, TREMENDOUS
REBOUNDER, LEADING REBOUNDER ON THE TEAM, BUT HE CAN REALLY
STROKE IT. >> Andrew: THE LEAD IS 20 FOR
THE BLUEJAYS. FREEMAN TRYING TO CUT INTO IT.
HE CANNOT. SCHEIERMAN GOES UP AND GETS THE
REBOUND. AND FOR SCHEIERMAN HIS 16th
DOUBLE-DOUBLE OF THE YEAR. 15 POINTS, 12 REBOUNDS.
MILLER FOR THREE. >> Steve: WIDE OPEN.
>> Andrew: 9 MINUTES TO GO IN PITTSBURGH.
JOHNSON. TO FREEMAN.
NOW FREEMAN ALSO HAS JUST RECORDED A DOUBLE-DOUBLE.
15 POINTS, 10 REBOUNDS. SO NOW ENRIQUE FREEMAN JOINS
DAVID ROBINSON AND ARMANDO BAYCOT FOR THE MOST
DOUBLE-DOUBLES IN A SEASON ALL TIME.
UNBELIEVABLE. WHAT A CAREER FOR ENRIQUE
FREEMAN. >> Steve: A WALK-ON.
WALK-ON. NOT ONLY GOOD BUT A RECORDBOOK
WALK-ON. >> Andrew: ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP
TO AKRON. SHOWED UP AT AN OPEN TRYOUT AND
THE REST IS HISTORY. FREEMAN.
THERE HE IS OVER KALKBRENNER. AND A FOUL COMMITTED BY TRIBBLE.
FREEMAN WITH THAT LAST BUCKET THE FIRST POINTS HERE IN THE
SECOND HALF FOR THE SENIOR FROM CLEVELAND.
>> Steve: SHOOT A LOT OF FREE THROWS FOR A LONG TIME.
>> Andrew: ALEXANDER HAS NOT COME OUT OF THIS GAME.
HE'S AT THE FREE-THROW LINE RIGHT NOW.
SCHEIERMAN WILL GET A BREATHER. ALEXANDER NAMED SECOND TEAM ALL
BIG EAST. AND HE MISSES THE FRONT END.
FREEMAN DEFENDED BY KALKBRENNER. AND FREEMAN WITH TWO MORE.
>> Steve: HE LIKES TO GET BACK TO THAT LEFT SHOULDER TOO AND
NOW DONE IT TWICE IN A ROW ON KALKBRENNER.
>> Andrew: THE OFFENSIVE END HAS GONE COLD AT TIMES FOR THE ZIPS
BUT THE BIGGER PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOWN HERE.
>> Steve: CAN'T STOP HIM. >> Andrew: 10 FOR 16 FROM THREE.
63% FOR THE GAME. >> Andrew: A FOUL IS CALLED AND
THAT'S GOING TO BE ON FREEMAN WHICH IS HIS FOURTH.
A TIME-OUT ON THE FLOOR. GROCE HAS TO KEEP FREEMAN ON THE
FLOOR WITH FOUR FOULS. HOW ABOUT THAT KID.
HOW MANY PEOPLE ON THEIR COUCH LOOK LIKE THAT KID TO BE FAIR.
TO BE FAIR. >> Steve: I'M SURE THAT WASN'T
FROM THE POPCORN. >> Andrew: THAT WAS BEFORE THE
GAME A LITTLE CHICOCOLATE. NOW MIXING IN THE POPCORN.
WHAT A GREAT DAY, DAY ONE OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT.
JOHNSON CATCH AND SHOOT THREE AND AKRON STILL HAS NOT MADE A
THREE IN THE SECOND HALF. FREEMAN STEPPED OUT OF BOUNDS.
WITH 7:36 TO GO, AND JOHN GROCE WHOSE TEAM PLAYED SO WELL IN THE
NCAA TOURNAMENT TWO YEARS AGO AGAINST UCLA, THEY LED FOR 27
MINUTES IN THAT GAME, HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT GOING HERE
IN THE SECOND HALF. THEY HAVE MISSED THEIR LAST 13
THREE-POINTERS. >> Steve: THEY HAVEN'T REALLY
BEEN A GOOD THREE-POINTING TEAM ON YEAR.
IT'S SHOWN ITS UGLY HEAD SO TO SPEAK HERE LATELY.
>> Andrew: AND A SLOPPY TURNOVER BY THE BLUEJAYS.
THAT'S THEIR 11th OF THE BECAME AND THEY AVERAGE 10 EACH TIME
OUT. AKRON AS WE TOLD YOU HAS MISSED
13 STRAIGHT FROM DEEP. NEVER WON AN NCAA TOURNAMENT
GAME. 0-5 ALL TIME.
TRIBBLE BOUNCES IT TO FREEMAN. FREEMAN UP WITH IT AND TWO MORE.
21 FOR FREEMAN. >> Steve: HE'S MADE THREE OF
THOSE NOW GOING TO THAT LEFT SHOULDER.
>> Andrew: FREEMAN HAS SCORED THE LAST SIX POINTS FOR THE ZIPS
HOPING THEY HAVE ONE LATE RUN IN THEM.
SCHEIERMAN WITH THE SHOT CLOCK AT 5.
SCHEIERMAN DRIVES IN. TOO STRONG OFF GLASS AND FREEMAN
THE BOARD. NUMBERS IF THE ZIPS WANT TO
PUSH. >> Steve: THEY NEEDED TO PUSH
NOW FOR SURE. THE HALF-COURT HAS NOT BEEN
EASY. >> Andrew: ALI PLAYING WITH FOUR
FOULS FOR THREE. CREIGHTON HAS DONE A GOOD JOB ON
THE GLASS TODAY, PLUS 7 OVER THE ZIPS.
>> Steve: THEY'RE ONE OF THE BEST DEFENSIVE REBOUNDING TEAMS
IN THE COUNTRY AND A LOT OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEIR
STYLE. FORMIDABLE FOR STEALS.
LIKE 358 AND FORCING TURNOVERS ON THEIR OPPONENTS.
THEY KEEP CLOSE TO THE BASKET AND THEY STAY BETWEEN THEIR MAN
AND THE BASKET. >> Andrew: KALKBRENNER THE
FLUSH. FOR KALKBRENNER IT'S THE 11th
TIME THIS YEAR HE SCORED AT LEAST 20 POINTS IN A GAME.
TURNAROUND. >> Steve: AS USUAL HE'S 8 FOR
12. >> Andrew: YOU WON A BIG EAST
CHAMPIONSHIP AND I KNOW HOW MEANINGFUL THAT WAS FOR YOU WHEN
YOU DID IT AT VILLANOVA AND CREIGHTON WENT TO NEW YORK TO
TRY TO WIN ONE, GETTING KNOCKED OUT IN THE QUARTERFINALS AND
HAVING EXTRA REST NOT HURTING THEM RIGHT NOW.
>> Steve: NOT WHEN YOU ONLY PLAY THIS MANY GUYS.
THEY DON'T USE THEIR BENCH. THEY NEED THREE GUYS OUT THERE
ALMOST 40 MINUTES. YEAH.
SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR THAT. >> Andrew: SCHEIERMAN,
TURNAROUND. FREEMAN THE REBOUND.
>> Steve: WE WON THE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT AND NAMED OUT THE
NEXT GAME. YOU HEADED THERE.
>> Andrew: I WASN'T. I JUST PAUSED.
>> Steve: AS A THREE SEED WE GOT FLAMED OUT.
THAT'S WHY I'M SITTING HERE WITH YOU.
>> Andrew: THANKS FOR TELLING THE STORY AGAIN.
WE HAVEN'T SHOWN THE VIDEO. >> Steve: WE DON'T HAVE TO GO
THERE. >> Andrew: I DIDN'T THINK SO.
KICKED AWAY WITH 4:16 TO GO. I'VE BEEN KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON
KELLY PFEIFFER. HE'S MOVING REALLY WELL IN THE
BACKUP SHOES. I MEAN, HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB
WITH A BACKUP PAIR OF SNEAKERS. >> Steve: I HOPE THEY FIT RIGHT.
IF HE GETS A BLISTER AND MOVING ON TO SUNDAY IT COULD BE
TROUBLE. >> Andrew: MIGHT HAVE TO WORK ON
THOSE SHOES. KELLY ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS IN
COLLEGE BASKETBALL OFFICIATING. >> Steve: SCHEIERMAN WAS OUT.
>> Andrew: REALLY SOME CARELESS TURNOVERS BY CREIGHTON TODAY.
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HUNTER WITH A THREE. >> Steve: AND THAT'S WHAT HE
DOES. THE BULK OF THE SHOTS COME FROM
THE THREE-POINT LINE. HE CAN DO THAT.
>> Andrew: AND A TIME-OUT WITH SIDE OF THINGS YOU SAW THE
LEADERSHIP ON DISPLAY. THEY'RE SENSING THAT AS WELL.
BAYLOR SCHEIERMAN KIND OF GETTING ON HIS GUYS FOR BEING
CARELESS WITH THE BALL. THEY ARE GOING TO SEE A
FULL-COURT PRESS AND COMES DOWN TO DECISION MAKING TO FINISH
THIS GAME. >> Andrew: THEY'VE ONLY SCORED
TWO POINTS IN THE LAST FOUR MINUTES AND LEFT THE WINDOW OPEN
A LITTLE BIT HERE FOR THE ZIPS. >> Steve: THEY HAVE.
YOU KNOW, THEY KIND OF -- BODY LANGUAGE IS THIS IS OVER, BUT
IT'S NOT OVER. >> Andrew: SHOT CLOCK AT 5.
KALKBRENNER OVER FREEMAN. NO.
AND KNOCKED OUT OF BOUNDS LAST TOUCHED BY FREEMAN.
JOHN GROCE A LITTLE FRUSTRATION THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BIG
REBOUND FOR THE ZIPS. >> Steve: THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD
HELP FROM FREEMAN BUT HE CAME A TAD LATE THAT TIME.
>> Andrew: ALEXANDER TO INBOUND. AND FREEMAN STEALS IT.
WHAT A PLAY BY ENRIQUE FREEMAN. >> Steve: HOW CARELESS WAS THAT.
FAKE YOUR PASS. HE JUST TELEGRAPHED THAT.
THEY BETTER START -- BECAUSE IF AKRON SCORES HERE.
>> Andrew: 13 TURNOVERS FOR THE BLUEJAYS.
FREEMAN WORKING ON KALKBRENNER AND A FOUL ON THE FLOOR AGAINST
RYAN KALKBRENNER. THAT'S THE SIXTH TEAM FOUL FOR
GREG McDERMOTT AND THE BLUEJAYS. >> Steve: IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
TO GET ONE AND ONES OUT OF CREIGHTON.
I'M TELLING YOU. 3 MINUTES TO GO.
THEY DIDN'T GET TO 1 AND 1 IN THE FIRST HALF.
THE NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE 1 AND 1.
3 MINUTES TO GO IN THE GAME. >> Andrew: AKRON ONLY ATTEMPTED
FOUR FREE-THROWS THE ENTIRE GAME.
FREEMAN, NO. >> Steve: THAT WAS HALF WAY
DOWN. >> Andrew: OUT TO JOHNSON FOR
THREE. NOT THERE.
OVER THE BACK CALLED ON AKRON. >> Steve: THAT WAS A BIG ONE
JOHNSON HAD THERE. >> Andrew: AND THAT FOUL IS ON
ALI ALI. THAT IS HIS FIFTH.
SO ALI ALI WHO STARTED HIS CAREER AT AKRON AND TRANSFERRED
TO BUTLER FOR LAST SEASON, CAME BACK TO AKRON TO FINISH OUT HIS
CAREER. I WANTED TO BE WITH THE GUYS I
STARTED WITH AS A WAY TO GO OUT AND FOULS OUT WITH 14 POINTS.
>> Steve: YOU DON'T SEE THAT VERY OFTEN.
>> Andrew: NO. IT WAS A 20-POINT GAME AT THE
8:40 MARK. NOW 12 WITH 2:59 TO PLAY.
ALEXANDER BACK AT THE LINE. CREIGHTON ONE OF THE BETTER
FREE-THROW SHOOTING TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY.
11th BEST AT 78%. IT'S KIND OF WEIRD IS THEIR FREE
THROW DEFENSE IS REALLY BAD. THEIR OPPONENT SHOOTS 78%.
>> Steve: THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE. THEY'VE TO DO A BETTER JOB ON
THAT. >> Andrew: ALEXANDER HAS GONE
WIRE TO WIRE IN THIS GAME. HAS NOT COME OUT.
>> Steve: HOW CAN YOU WORK ON FREE THROW DEFENSE?
>> Andrew: I DON'T KNOW. YOU'RE THE COACH.
DRIBBLE REJECTED BY KALKBRENNER. KALKBRENNER COMES IN.
AND TRIBBLE WITH THE HARD FOUL. TRIBBLE GOT THE WORST OF IT.
>> Steve: HE GOT A LOT OF BALL ON THAT.
IT WAS A FOUL. BUT HE DID GET SOME BALL.
THAT WAS A GREAT BLOCK BY RYAN KALKBRENNER.
AND YOU'LL SEE HERE, IT'S A FOUL BUT HE GOT A LOT OF BALL.
>> Andrew: THAT BLOCK BY KALKBRENNER HIS 100th OF THE
SEASON. AND WE MENTIONED THIS STAT
BEFORE, BUT ELITE COMPANY TO WIN THREE BIG EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER
OF THE YEAR AWARDS. >> Steve: HE'S THE KIND OF GUY
THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE FOUR GREAT DEFENDERS AROUND HIM
BECAUSE OF WHAT HE'S ABLE TO DO IN THERE BY HIMSELF.
I'M NOT SAYING THEY DON'T HAVE OTHER GOOD DEFENDERS.
>> Andrew: FOUR BLUEJAYS IN DOUBLE FIGURES.
AND A FOUL COMMITTED BY KALKBRENNER.
IF CREIGHTON HOLDS ON DOWN THE STRETCH THERE'S A LOT THAT GREG
McDERMOTT CAN GET AFTER HIS TEAM ABOUT GOING INTO THE NEXT GAME.
>> Steve: NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. THESE TURNOVERS AND SOME REALLY
CARELESS ONES ESPECIALLY HERE IN THE SECOND HALF.
>> Andrew: WHAT A STORY HERE. AKRON'S SAMMY HUNTER FROM THE
BAHAMAS, AND CREIGHTON'S FREDERICK KING ALSO FROM THE
BAHAMAS. THEY PLAYED ON THE SAME AAU TEAM
AS KIDS. THEY'VE BEEN FRIENDS FOR A LONG
TIME. TWO KIDS FROM THE BAHAMAS GOING
HEAD TO HEAD IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT.
ASHWORTH. FOLLOWING KALKBRENNER'S LEAD.
NO. BUT KALKBRENNER CLEANS IT UP.
23 FOR KALKBRENNER. AND A 15-POINT GAME WITH 2
MINUTES TO PLAY. AND THE CREIGHTON FANS RISE IN
PITTSBURGH CELEBRATING THIS IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE BY THE
BLUEJAYS. THEY'LL TAKE ON THE WINNER OF
SOUTH CAROLINA AND OREGON. AND WHAT A STORY IT COULD BE, IF
OREGON WINS, IT WILL BE DANA ALTMAN GOING AGAINST HIS OLD
TEAM IN CREIGHTON. >> Steve: WHERE HE WAS FOR A
LONG TIME BEFORE GREG McDERMOTT AND WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.
IN THE MISSOURI VALLEY. >> Andrew: OH, NO.
ASHWORTH DOWN. THEY STOP THE GAME.
ASHWORTH -- THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK AT, MAYBE.
HE ACTED REALLY ANNOYED. LET'S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK.
ASHWORTH. OH, HUNTER RIGHT IN HIS NECK.
AND McDERMOTT IS SAYING HOW IS THAT NOT A FOUL?
>> Steve: THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THAT.
I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A FLAGRANT ONE.
>> Andrew: GENE STERATORE IS WITH US.
WHAT DO YOU SEE? >> TO ME, WHEN I SEE THE PLAYER
TURN AND THE SCREENER SITTING THERE, MAKES EYE CONTACT AND
THEN EXCESSIVELY RUNS INTO AND THROUGH, TO ME I THINK YOU
ELEVATE THAT TO A FLAGRANT FOUL UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS.
>> Andrew: NO FOUL WAS CALLED. >> Steve: BUT THEY CAN GO TO THE
MONITOR AND COME BACK WITH AND ONE WHICH I THINK THEY'RE GOING
TO DO. YOU KIND OF KNEW SOMETHING THE
WAY ASHWORTH RESPONDED WHEN HUNTER WANTED TO HELP HIM UP.
>> Andrew: YOU KNOW TOO, I THINK YOU'RE IN THIS PLACE WHERE
EMOTIONS AND INTENSITY TURNS INTO FRUSTRATION.
YOU'RE TAKING ALL OF THESE EMOTIONS AS THE GAME IS COMING
TO ITS END AND AT TIMES OUR FRUSTRATIONS GET THE BETTER OF
US, AND WE STEP OUT OF A NORMAL BASKETBALL PLAYER OR SOMETHING
LIKE THAT. I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'VE
WITNESSED HERE. >> Steve: NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
THIS KID'S CAREER AND SEASON IS ENDING RIGHT NOW, DEFINITELY
HAPPENS. >> Andrew: HUDDLING UP AS THEY
MAKE A DECISION WITH 1:23 TO PLAY.
LOOKS LIKE JOHN GROCE JUST SAID IF I CAN READ LIPS CORRECTLY
THAT'S A FLAGRANT ONE. I BELIEVE THAT'S THE CALL.
WE'RE ABOUT TO GET OUR OFFICIAL WORD.
>> FLAGRANT ONE ON BLUE 11. WHITE BALL ON THE BASE LINE.
>> Andrew: IT IS A FLAGRANT ONE. AND GENE, I THINK THE RIGHT
CALLED MADE HERE. >> I AGREE WITH YOU, ANDREW.
EXCESSIVE, UNWARRANTED. LOOK IN THE DEFINITION OF
FLAGRANT ONE, A LOT OF THOSE WORDS DESCRIBE THE ACTION THERE.
>> Andrew: GENE WE'RE IN YOUR NECK OF THE WOODS HERE IN
PITTSBURGH, AREN'T WE? >> YOU SURE ARE.
LOOKS LIKE A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.
MIGHT WANT TO RUN DOWN TO THE STRIP DISTRICT, COACH LAP, AND
GET SOMETHING LATER IN THE EVENING, MAYBE.
>> Steve: I THINK WE MIGHT BE LATE FOR US TONIGHT, GENE.
>> NEVER TOO LATE, COACH. NEVER TOO LATE.
TRUST ME. DON'T WORRY.
>> Steve: THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. >> WE'LL BE IN THE STUDIO.
THERE YOU GO. THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Steve: I'M GETTING IT FROM A LOCAL GUY.
>> LISTEN TO GENE. >> Andrew: THANK YOU, GENE.
>> PUT IT ON MY TAB. >> Steve: EVEN BETTER.
I WAS GOING TO DO THAT ANYWAY. >> I KNEW YOU WERE.
>> Andrew: THANK YOU, GENE, AS JOHN GROCE HAS DECIDED TO PULL
HIS STARTERS, WITH 1:23 TO GO, DOWN BY 17.
WHAT A RUN FOR THIS AKRON TEAM. NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES IN
TWO OF THE LAST THREE YEARS. >> Steve: JOHN GROCE DOES A
TERRIFIC JOB. THEY HAD A GREAT YEAR.
JUST RAN INTO AN OFFENSIVE MACHINE.
>> Andrew: FOR CREIGHTON, KALKBRENNER, ALEXANDER AND
SCHEIERMAN HAVE RESTED FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF 77 SECONDS.
>> Steve: THAT'S AMAZING. THEY FINALLY COME OUT NOW TO GET
A BREATHER. >> Andrew: I'M SURPRISED THEY
WERE OUT THAT LONG. ALL FIVE IN DOUBLE FIGURES.
FROM THE BLUEJAYS THEY HAVE ZERO POINTS FROM THEIR BENCH TODAY.
TRAUDT FOR THREE. JOHNSON PUTS UP A JUMPER.
WON'T GO. THE REBOUND TO THE
AFOREMENTIONED FREDRICK KING OF THE BAHAMAS.
A SUBSTITUTION TIME-OUT. JOHNATHAN LAWSON CHECKS IN AND
FRANCISCO FARABELLO IS DONE. >> Steve: KING IS GOING TO BE
PLAYING A LOT NEXT YEAR AND HE'S HAD GOOD MOMENTS TAKING
KALKBRENNER'S PLACE. HE'S A GOOD PLAYER.
PLAYING BEHIND A GUY LIKE THAT YOU DON'T GET MUCH TIME.
HE'S GOING TO BE OKAY. >> Andrew: KALKBRENNER CAN COME
BACK. WE'LL SEE IF HE DOES.
SET TO GET MARRIED THIS SUMMER TO FORMER CREIGHTON BASKETBALL
PLAYER RACHEL SAUNDERS. AND A FOUL.
NO AN OFFENSIVE FOUL IS CALLED ON KING.
YOU SEE KING HERE. WELL, THE BIG EAST WAS A BIG
STORY. ONLY GOT THREE TEAMS INTO THE
NCAA TOURNAMENT. A GOOD START FOR THE THIRD
SEEDED CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS. >> Steve: THOSE THREE TEAMS,
THOUGH, ALL THREATS FOR THE FINAL FOUR AND UCONN CERTAINLY A
BIG THREAT TO WIN IT ALL. >> Andrew: AND THE BLUEJAYS ARE
MARCHING ON. A 77-60 VICTORY OVER JOHN GROCE
AND THE AKRON ZIPS. FOURTH STRAIGHT SEASON WITH A
WIN IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT FOR GREG McDERMOTT AND CREIGHTON.
WE HAD SIX LEAD CHANGES IN THE
