Game! Of! The! Night! Dec 28: Missouri State at Creighton

With the CAA and MAC frontrunners taking big and bad losses recently, the Missouri Valley has emerged as the be-all end-all mid-major league in the early going - at least when it comes to multiple Tournament bids. Tonight, we have a holiday treat with two of those likely bids squaring off in Omaha at the lovely and sparkling home of the Bluejays. Personally, I'd rather watch this game than either the Rolling Stones or "Cold Play."

Creighton is still awaiting a redshirt decision from Nate Funk and his damaged shoulder, but they've won three straight in his absence. But the Jays' problem isn't being d'Voidoffunk, it's shooting - in those three games they've gone 30%-38%-36% from the floor, and haven't been above 50% this season. The don't-call-us Southwest Missouri State Bears, on the other hand, average 50.7% on the year. They're led by 6-2 guard Blake Ahearn, who's led them in scoring seven of eight games and features one of the top PPWS ratings in the land (1.31). Now that's what I call... Hot Play!