We continue our theme of midwest and/or great plains online openers with a Nebraska opener tonight. High major recruit Isaac Traudt takes his Grand Island squad into Omaha to take on #3 Creighton Prep. The teams split 2 OT games with the margins being 2 points in 1 game and 3 points in the other. Difference is that Grand Island lost basically everybody except Traudt. Creighton Prep had their top kid move on to D2 power NW Missouri. That's the 1 in the 7 of top 8 that's not back. Nebraska football recruit AJ Rollins leading the big lineup. No masks for the players tonight. Minimal fans allowed in the building. Student broadcast, here we go.
Traudt 2 quick buckets and Grand Island goes up 4-2. But he goes ice cold the rest of the night forcing tough shots. The rest of the Grand Island roster was overmatched. 12-3 Creighton Prep run to end the 1st quarter and take a 14-7 lead. Then 8 turnovers and only 6 FGA for Grand Island in the 2nd quarter. Only 2 baskets for Grand Island from around the middle of the 1st quarter until under a minute left in the 2nd quarter. That allows Creighton Prep to expand the lead to 29-12 at the half.
6 more turnovers in the 3rd quarter (to go with just 6 FGA) for Grand Island. They did come out 1-3-1 zone so they had some more energy. But no offense means they're down 41-17 after 3 quarters. Creighton Prep PG Justin Sitti with a nasty dunk off a turnover to push the lead to 49-22 in the middle of the 4th quarter. Sitti is a very nice get for Morningside. Solid PG handling it and defending. Creighton Prep rolls 51-33. Isaac Traudt 16 points, 10 rebounds, 4 TO on 5-18 FG shooting. Forward Luke Jungers leads Creighton Prep with 15 points, all in the 1st 3 quarters. He has a couple of low D1 offers now but with his shooting, I see upside for the junior. He played with the OSA Crusaders 16s last summer so I hope to see him again on the circuit this spring.
Creighton Prep wins 3 of the 4 factors. They win the obvious one, EFG by a 51.22 to 35.14 margin. 4-18 from 3 for Grand Island. Creighton Prep was a passable 8-24 from deep. They lose the ORB% factor but win the FT Rate and TO Rate factors. 15.69% TO% compared to an ugly 37.25% for Grand Island with 19 total TO.
I have only 1 story of Nebraska basketball travels. It was sometime around my college days when I made a trip to Omaha to visit family. I believe we took in a game in Lincoln. I was like those annoying parents you hear on video. I feel better laughing at my idiocy now but I also cringe. Maybe age does bring moments of wisdom.
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