Marquette Golden Eagles @ Creighton Bluejays
Marquette holds off Creighton 66-61
OMAHA, Neb. -- Henry Ellenson scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Marquette beat Creighton 66-61 on Wednesday night to split the season series.
Jajuan Johnson added 15 points and nine rebounds, Duane Wilson had 14 points and Marquette (18-10, 7-8 Big East) made 10 of 12 free throws.
Trailing by 10 at halftime, Creighton rallied from a 15-point deficit to within 53-52 on Isaiah Zierden's free throw while Marquette went over nine minutes without hitting a field goal.
The Golden Eagles stayed ahead 56-53 on free throws by Wilson, but Zierden's 3 tied it at 56 with 4:17 left.
Ellenson's jumper put Marquette up 62-58 with 41 seconds left, then Creighton's Maurice Watson Jr. hit a 3 to pull the Bluejays with 64-61 with 7 seconds to go. Ellenson, a freshman, iced it for Marquette with two free throws.
Watson scored 14 points and Cole Huff added 12 for Creighton (17-11, 8-7).
Game Information
Omaha, NE

Referee:James Breeding
Referee:John Gaffney
Referee:Gary Prager

2025-26 Standings
| Big East ConferenceBig East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 34-6 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |




