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12:46

Greetings, hoops fans. John Stevens, here. I'm live inside the University of Dayton Arena on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon. Thanks for joining the live blog. We're about 15 minutes from tip-off of Dayton vs Creighton, a game which features two teams with a combined 54 wins from last season...the most nationally of any season-opening game this year. Make no mistake...it might be November, but this game has NCAA Tournament implications. Props to both schools for scheduling a tough out-of-conference mid-major as their first game. Feel free to jump in with comments or questions at any time -- we'll get it going here in just a little bit!

12:49

[Comment From Patrick Marshall]
John, it will be interesting to see how Creighton plays with the adversity of having up to 4 veteran players out today.

12:52

Very true. As if having to come into this place four first game wasn't bad enough, they're not arriving with a full squad.

12:52

[Comment From Jeff Swanson]
Big game for both teams. I'm sure the atmosphere is amazing.

12:54

Jeff -- you beat me to it. I was going to mention that the Dayton fans -- and this is definitely a passionate fanbase for ALL UD sports, especially hoops -- are acutely aware of the importance of this game, even though it's the first one! The atmosphere here is definitely cracking.

12:54

[Comment From Jeff Swanson]
Can we watch this game live online somewhere? I went to Dayton's site and it said the media was unavailable.

12:54

Not sure about online broadcast. I think ESPN360 is available on all college campuses but I don't even know if this game is on the menu today.

12:56

Creighton has the last victory in this series from last December 10th, 77-59. The last four games have been alternating Ws and Ls.

12:56

[Comment From Patrick Marshall]
Only on WHIO in Ohio and Cox Channel 2 in Omaha. Otherwise it is online at channelsurfing.net or daytonflyers.com. Gocreighton.com has a link to the online video as well.

12:56

[Comment From Patrick Marshall]
But I don't think the video online will start until noon.

12:58

I'll give the Dayton fans props. This arena is packed to the upper level and this crowd is definitely jumping.

12:58

[Comment From Jeff Swanson]
Ah, channelsurfing.net. We meet again. Thanks!

1:00	OK, there's the buzzer. Time for national anthem and starting lineups.

1:06	Huelsman, Searcy, Warren, Johnson, Wright is your Dayton Flyer starting lineup. Creighton comes with Lawson, Stinnett, Korver, Witter, Runnels.

1:08	Patrick...I think the announcer gave us the wrong name, heh. You're right.

1:08	[Comment From Patrick Marshall] Actually looks like Ahsford started instead of Runnels

1:08	(see above)

1:10	Token pressure there by Creighton leads to that bucket...Dayton otherwise has shown good patience on offense in their few possessions so far.

1:12	This place sort of collectively gasps whenever Chris Wright touches the ball. It's like they expect something awesome to happen every time. They're often right.

1:12	[Comment From Patrick Marshall] Looks like they both really want to run today

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