Illinois State's men's basketball team hosts Creighton at 7:05 p.m. Saturday in Redbird Arena, Normal, Illinois.

Game Details

TV: Comcast Chicago, Fox Sports Midwest

Broadcast: WJBC-AM (1230), WJEZ-FM (98.9)

Records: Creighton 12-2, 2-0 MVC; Illinois State 13-0, 2-0.

Series history/last meeting: ISU leads 36-23 (ISU won 68-54 on Feb. 27, 2008).

About the Bluejays: Creighton was picked to finish first in the Missouri Valley Conference in a preseason vote of league coaches, sports information directors and media. Ten of Creighton's 12 victories have come by 10 or more points. Coach Dana Altman picked up his 500th college coaching victory (including junior college) during Wednesday's 79-61 victory at Indiana State. Creighton ranks 10th nationally in free throw percentage at .773. Booker Woodfox has sank 28 straight free throws, four off the school record. Sophomore Kaleb Korver has made 21 of 34 shots from 3-point range in the past 10 games off the bench.

Next up: ISU meets Bradley at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday at Redbird Arena.

Probable starters

(Scoring, rebounding averages)

CREIGHTON

F - Justin Carter, 6-4, sr. (7.1, 4.7); C - Kenny Lawson Jr., 6-9, so. (8.1, 5.4); G - P'Allen Stinnett, 6-3, so. (12.8, 2.9); Josh Dotzler, 6-1, sr. (3.1, 1.7); Booker Woodfox, 6-1, sr. (17.6, 3.4).

ILLINOIS STATE

F - Champ Oguchi, 6-6, sr. (15.9, 6.5); Dinma Odiakosa, 6-8, jr. (9.1, 7.2); G - Osiris Eldridge, 6-3, jr. (15.5, 6.2); Emmanuel Holloway, 6-2, sr. (9.6, 4.2); Lloyd Phillips, 5-10, jr. (12.2, 2.5).