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There is little doubt that Creighton's strength is 3-point shooting. The Blue Jays were second in the country in 3-point shooting percentage at 41.8 percent.

Nearly everyone on the team shoots 3-pointers, not just Ryan Sears, who was the MVP of the Missouri Valley tournament. Sears, who is by far their best player, can shoot the 3 off the dribble, or penetrate and dish it off to others, like Kyle Korver, Ben Walker, Terrell Taylor and Matt West. Donnie Johnson, however, is more of an inside player and took no 3-point attempts all season.

Creighton's strength is the halfcourt game. The Blue Jays move the ball and get it to the open man to shoot the 3-pointer. They set a Missouri Valley record for attempts this season, so they are always looking for that shot.

While they go eight players deep, they are not a very big team. Johnson is Creighton's tallest player at 6-foot-7. The Blue Jays can get hurt against clubs that like to pound the ball inside. They overcome their inside weaknesses by pressing a lot, but they will have problems against a team with good guards who can handle the press and get the ball inside. I wouldn't consider Creighton to be a sleeper team. -- Larry Conley, ESPN

ROSTER

No	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Rebounds	Assists	Points
3	Matt West	F	6-4	190	SR	3.1	0.9	7.2
4	Ben Walker	G	6-2	205	JR	6.3	2.9	12.0
5	Ryan Sears	G	6-0	185	JR	3.7	5.0	11.8
11	Jevin Budde	G	5-10	150	FR	1.5	0.0	3.0
14	Dan Kolder	G	6-2	185	SR	0.4	0.8	0.7
15	Brett Angner	G/F	6-3	185	JR	0.7	0.3	0.8
23	Terrell Taylor	G	6-3	190	FR	2.7	1.1	7.3
25	Kyle Korver	F	6-6	195	FR	3.1	0.9	8.8
30	John Klein	F	6-6	195	SO	0.6	0.2	0.6
32	Livan Pyfrom	C	6-11	220	JR	2.1	0.1	3.4
34	Alan Huss	C	6-9	250	JR	2.2	0.9	4.1
40	Justin Haynes	F	6-5	210	SO	1.9	0.8	4.8
44	Donnie Johnson	F	6-7	215	SR	2.6	0.6	7.4
55	Nerijus Karlikanovas	F	6-8	235	SR	3.1	1.5	9.5