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Creighton Bluejays square off against the Oregon Ducks

Oregon Ducks (4-2) vs. Creighton Bluejays (3-3)

Las Vegas; Thursday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Oregon and Creighton square off in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Bluejays are 3-3 in non-conference play. Creighton is 0-3 against opponents over .500.

The Ducks are 4-2 in non-conference play. Oregon has a 1-0 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

Creighton is shooting 44.2% from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points lower than the 44.4% Oregon allows to opponents. Oregon averages 9.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.5 more made shots on average than the 5.7 per game Creighton gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Dix averages 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Bluejays, scoring 12.3 points while shooting 31.3% from beyond the arc. Blake Harper is shooting 45.5% and averaging 10.2 points.

Jackson Shelstad is scoring 17.0 points per game and averaging 2.8 rebounds for the Ducks. Nathan Bittle is averaging 16.3 points and 7.8 rebounds.

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