College Basketball Power 10: Big 12 Continues To Dominate

7. Creighton (18-1)

In a week where Creighton took down two ranked teams in Butler and Xavier, the biggest news from Omaha is the potential loss of point guard Maurice Watson Jr. He exited their 72-67 win over Xavier in the first half with a knee injury and returned to the bench on crutches.

He leads the nation with 8.7 assists per game and is third on the Creighton in scoring at 13.4 per game. He’s one of their most important players and could lead a huge void on a team who doesn’t have a lot of legitimate long-term point guard options behind him if he has to miss time.

Even with the loss of Watson, Creighton still managed to beat Xavier by five and control the second half. It says a lot about a team who can lose one of their best players and seemingly not lose a beat.

Creighton also beat Butler 75-64 earlier in the week. The Bluejays led by 20 at halftime and controlled the entire game, too.

Creighton has controlled the tempo in their three of their wins over ranked teams this season, which is telling of how good they are. It’s not easy to force good teams to play your brand of basketball.

As of now, Creighton looks like the clear-cut second best team in the Big East this year. Although, the Bluejays are holding their breath until they know what happened to Watson because that will determine how they will fare the rest of the season.

Creighton’s only game this week is at home against Marquette.