Creighton Cruises

Creighton and Houston Baptist traded baskets for most of the night.

Then, following the pregame shootaround, the game began. Or should I call it the “open practice.”

The Jays beat the Huskies 110-73 in the most decisive win in the brief history of the Qwest Center, the fourth-largest offensive output in school history. Ten players scored eight or more points in the game.

The only guy who should be upset is Dustin Sitzmann. The junior guard was the only player not to score, as Dana Altman had the Jays hold the ball for the final 35 seconds despite Sitzmann being wide open for a three-pointer. Altman did apologize to Sitzmann from the bench as the final seconds ticked off.

Well, if you’re going to play a cupcake, you might as well play three in one week. The Jays will host North Carolina Central on Thursday (which by all accounts is worse than Baptist), then Arkansas-Little Rock on Saturday. The competition won’t be close, but playing three games in five days should help them get ready for the grind of conference play.

If you just mumble the last words of each team’s name, it sounds like a daunting week of games. Houston baptist. North Carolina central. Arkansas Little Rock. That’s one tough stretch.