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Omaha takes on Creighton, aims to stop 9-game skid

Creighton Bluejays (4-5, 1-0 Big East) at Omaha Mavericks (1-10)

Omaha, Nebraska; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Omaha aims to break its nine-game skid when the Mavericks take on Creighton.

The Mavericks have gone 1-3 at home. Omaha ranks ninth in the Summit at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 79.9 points while holding opponents to 44.5% shooting.

The Bluejays are 2-2 on the road. Creighton ranks sixth in the Big East with 15.7 assists per game led by Ava Zediker averaging 3.1.

Omaha is shooting 33.9% from the field this season, 8.9 percentage points lower than the 42.8% Creighton allows to opponents. Creighton’s 38.5% shooting percentage from the field this season is 6.0 percentage points lower than Omaha has given up to its opponents (44.5%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Sarai Estupinan is shooting 37.3% and averaging 15.0 points for the Mavericks. Regan Juenemann is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Neleigh Gessert averages 3.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Bluejays, scoring 11.1 points while shooting 38.0% from beyond the arc. Zediker is averaging 12.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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