>> When: 11 a.m. Thursday
>> Where: Ford Center, Evansville, Ind.
>> Radio: 1180 AM KOIL

STARTING LINEUP
Creighton (12-10, 6-5)
F, DaNae Moore, 5-10, Sr., 4.2
F, Sarah Nelson, 6-0, So., 12.3
G, McKenzie Fujan, 5-11, So., 4.3
G, Ally Jensen, 5-6, Jr., 8.3
G, Carli Tritz, 5-10, So., 14.3
Evansville (4-18, 1-10)
F, Meagan Collins, 6-0, Jr., 8.4
F, Miranda Liles, 6-3, So., 3.2
C, Samantha Heck, 6-2, Jr., 13.5
G, Taylor Ware, 5-9, Jr., 6.5
G, Staci Gillum, 5-7, Sr., 4.0

>> Scouting Creighton: The Bluejays will have to play better than the Creighton men did Tuesday in the same venue if they want to stay out of the play-in round of the conference tournament. The road trip matches Creighton against the last two teams in the standings, which have a combined 3-19 conference record. … The Bluejays held Evansville to 33 points when the teams met last month in Omaha. That was the lowest production by an opponent since 1978. … Carli Tritz, the highest-scoring sophomore in the conference, is averaging 19.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists in her last three games. … Freshman Taylor Johnson has provided the Bluejays with a lift off the bench, averaging 9.6 points in her last five games. She has made 10 of her last 27 3-pointers (37.0 percent). … Creighton continues to rank second in the Valley in scoring defense, allowing an average of 59.1 points per game.

>> Scouting Evansville: The Purple Aces are last in the league and have lost seven straight since defeating Bradley for their only Valley win. … Three of Evansville’s four victories have come at home this season. … The Purple Aces rank last in the conference in scoring (54.6), scoring margin (minus-9.8), field-goal percentage (.363), 3-point field-goal percentage (.267), free-throw percentage (.655) and turnover margin (minus-3.9). … Samantha Heck is averaging 14.4 points in league games and a team-high 13.5 overall. Heck also is tied with Meagan Collins for the team lead with 23 3-pointers. … Briyana Blair is averaging 10.4 points and leads the Purple Aces in rebounding (9.7), assists (4.2) and steals (2.6). Blair is shooting only 31.2 percent from the field and 14.3 percent from 3-point range.

>> Opening tips: Creighton is 13-3 in Evansville and leads the series 29-10. … Creighton sophomore center Alyssa Kamphaus has set career highs for points (12) and rebounds (11) against Evansville.