Matt Norlander is on the Vegas Strip and bouncing back and forth between the two arenas hosting this year's Players Era Championship. He'll be providing frequent updates and insider information throughout each day of the event, so check back in regularly. This is his Monday notebook.

LAS VEGAS — The theme coming out of No. 15 Iowa State's 83-82 win over No. 14 St. John's: point guard play. And lack thereof.

Iowa State's Tamin Lipsey went down with a tough shot to the groin area with 2:09 remaining, prompting him to sit the rest of the game. Lipsey, a senior, is one of the better floor generals in college basketball. His status is uncertain for Iowa State's Tuesday morning Vegas-time tilt against Creighton.

"We're still evaluating," Otzelberger said after the game. "The training staff,

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