1990–91_Creighton_Bluejays_men's_basketball_team

1990–91 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
1990–91 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
MVC Regular season champion; MVC tournament champion
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	24–8 (12–4 MVC)
Head coach	Tony Barone (6th season);
Home arena	Omaha Civic Auditorium
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1990–91 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Tony Barone, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 24–8 record (12–4 MVC), and won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament^[1] to earn an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament. As No. 11 seed in the West region, the Jays knocked off No. 6 seed New Mexico State in the opening round,^[2] then fell to Seton Hall in the second round.^[3]

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Creighton †	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
Southwest Missouri State	11	–	5	.688	22	–	12	.647
Tulsa	10	–	6	.625	18	–	12	.600
Indiana State	9	–	7	.563	14	–	14	.500
Southern Illinois	9	–	7	.563	18	–	14	.563
Wichita State	7	–	9	.438	14	–	17	.452
Bradley	6	–	10	.375	8	–	20	.286
Illinois State	4	–	12	.250	5	–	23	.179
Drake	4	–	12	.250	8	–	21	.276

† 1991 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1990*		vs. Texas-San Antonio Amana-Hawkeye Classic	W 93–47	1–0	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 1, 1990*		at Iowa Amana-Hawkeye Classic	L 77–83	1–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 4, 1990*		Missouri	W 74–68	2–1	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 6, 1990*		at Nebraska Rivalry	L 63–97	2–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 17, 1990*		at South Alabama	W 89–76	3–2	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Dec 20, 1990		Tulsa	L 64–73	3–3 (0–1)	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 26, 1990*		Louisiana Tech	W 87–84	4–3	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 29, 1990*		at Cleveland State	W 87–64	5–3	Woodling Gym Cleveland, Ohio
Jan 2, 1991		at SW Missouri State	L 71–72	5–4 (0–2)	Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri
Jan 5, 1991		Bradley	W 98–74	6–4 (1–2)	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 8, 1991*		Iowa State	L 88–97	6–5	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 10, 1991		at Drake	W 82–61	7–5 (2–2)	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 15, 1991		Wichita State	W 79–56	8–5 (3–2)	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 19, 1991		at Illinois State	L 68–71	8–6 (3–3)	Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois
Jan 21, 1991		at Bradley	W 76–68	9–6 (4–3)	Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois
Jan 26, 1991		Indiana State	W 83–68	10–6 (5–3)	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 28, 1991		at Southern Illinois	W 78–75	11–6 (6–3)	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 31, 1991		Illinois State	W 71–57	12–6 (7–3)	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 3, 1991*		at Siena	W 85–78	13–6	Times Union Center Loudonville, New York
Feb 7, 1991		at Indiana State	W 71–68	14–6 (8–3)	Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana
Feb 10, 1991*		SW Missouri State	W 91–87	15–6 (9–3)	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 13, 1991*		UTEP	W 75–62	16–6	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 16, 1991		at Tulsa	L 63–73	16–7 (9–4)	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 18, 1991*		at Notre Dame	W 90–67	17–7	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 21, 1991		Drake	W 69–63	18–7 (10–4)	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 23, 1991		Southern Illinois	W 76–73	19–7 (11–4)	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 25, 1991		at Wichita State	W 65–64	20–7 (12–4)	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Missouri Valley Conference tournament
Mar 2, 1991*		vs. Drake MVC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 77–58	21–7	Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 3, 1991*		vs. Southern Illinois MVC Tournament Semifinal	W 71–66	22–7	Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 4, 1991*		vs. SW Missouri State MVC tournament championship	W 68–52^[1]	23–7	Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri
1991 NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1991*	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) No. 15 New Mexico State First Round	W 64–56^[2]	24–7	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 16, 1991*	(11 W)	vs. (3 W) No. 13 Seton Hall Second Round	L 69–81^[3]	24–8	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central.

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1990–91 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

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1990–91 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball

MVC Regular season champion MVC tournament champion
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	24–8 (12–4 MVC)
Head coach	Tony Barone (6th season)
Home arena	Omaha Civic Auditorium
Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →