Saturday, February 13
Milwaukee, Wis.
7:01 PM
Creighton University
17-9, 8-5BE
65
at
62
Marquette
16-10, 5-8BE
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Creighton
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65
Marquette
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James Milliken
Photo by: Corey Solotorovsky
Milliken's Late Trey Leads to Men's Basketball Road Win
2/13/2016 8:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Watson has a double-double with 18 points & 10 assists
MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- James Milliken hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 1:05 left and Maurice Watson Jr. had 18 points and 10 assists as Creighton won its third straight game with a 65-62 road win at Marquette on Saturday night before 15,844 at BMO Harris Bradley Center.
Creighton improved to 17-9 on the year and is alone in third place with an 8-5 BIG EAST record, while Marquette dropped to 16-10 and is 5-8 in league play.
The win was the 138th on the Creighton sideline for Greg McDermott, tying him with John J. "Red" McManus for third on the school's all-time wins list.
Creighton scored the game's first seven points, forcing Marquette into turnovers on four of the first five possessions. After the Golden Eagles scored the next five points, CU answered. Zach Hanson finished a lob from Maurice Watson Jr. before Cole Huff drained three-pointers on consecutive trips to make it 15-5. Marquette countered with a 12-0 run to take its first lead. The Golden Eagles lead by as much as 25-21 before CU scored the final two baskets of the first period to tie the score at 25-all heading to halftime.
Marquette used consecutive three-pointers to open up an early 31-26 lead in the second half, only to have Creighton answer with a 12-2 run of its own for a 38-33 margin. Toby Hegner bookended both sides of the run with three-pointers, while Geoffrey Groselle and James Milliken scored inside to combine for the other six points.
The teams continued to trade scores until a defensive stop led to a Traci Carter run-out and lay-up, giving MU the 58-55 lead with 3:50 left. But after the media timeout Hegner would come up big again, sinking his third trifiecta of the half to tie it.
Duane Wilson would give MU the 62-60 lead with 2:07 to play with a leaning bank shot. After a defensive stop, Creighton took the lead when Watson found Milliken from the top of the key. CU then got the defensive stop and had the ball with an eight second differential on the game and shot clocks.
Creighton would miss, but Groselle tipped the ball out to Isaiah Zierden, the league leader in free-throw percentage at 87.7 percent. He was fouled with 7.2 seconds left and made both. After a timeout, Marquette's Wilson missed a three-pointer in waning seconds as CU earned the road win.
Watson paced CU with 18 points and 10 assists, while Huff and Hegner each snared six rebounds. Creighton shot 41.7 percent for the game, including 7-of-25 from three-point range, and made 8-of-11 free throws. Creighton finished with 18 assists against just eight turnovers.
Marquette was paced by 16 points and eight rebounds from Henry Ellenson, while Luke Fischer and Wilson each scored a dozen. The Golden Eagles shot 44.4 percent from the field, 27.8 percent from downtown and 60 percent at the line.
Creighton remains on the road and will visit Butler on Tuesday for a 6:01 pm Central start from Hinkle Fieldhouse.
NOTES: Creighton had a 22-6 lead in fast break points ... The win was Creighton's first by less than eight points all season ... Creighton improved to 12-30 all-time at Marquette ... Maurice Watson Jr. had his third double-double of the season, and eighth of his collegiate career ... Creighton is now 7-1 in the game following a victory over a top-10 foe ... Creighton improved to 4-1 against Marquette since the reconfiguration of the BIG EAST in 2013 ... Isaiah Zierden's BIG EAST-leading streak of 13 straight games with a three-pointer was snapped, as he was 0-for-4 from downtown ... Creighton has made at least one three-pointer in 739 straight games ... Maurice Watson Jr. has led or tied for the team lead in assists in each of Creighton's last 17 games ... Maurice Watson Jr. became the first Bluejay with four games of 10+ assists in the same season since Duan Cole in 1989-90.
Creighton improved to 17-9 on the year and is alone in third place with an 8-5 BIG EAST record, while Marquette dropped to 16-10 and is 5-8 in league play.
The win was the 138th on the Creighton sideline for Greg McDermott, tying him with John J. "Red" McManus for third on the school's all-time wins list.
Creighton scored the game's first seven points, forcing Marquette into turnovers on four of the first five possessions. After the Golden Eagles scored the next five points, CU answered. Zach Hanson finished a lob from Maurice Watson Jr. before Cole Huff drained three-pointers on consecutive trips to make it 15-5. Marquette countered with a 12-0 run to take its first lead. The Golden Eagles lead by as much as 25-21 before CU scored the final two baskets of the first period to tie the score at 25-all heading to halftime.
Marquette used consecutive three-pointers to open up an early 31-26 lead in the second half, only to have Creighton answer with a 12-2 run of its own for a 38-33 margin. Toby Hegner bookended both sides of the run with three-pointers, while Geoffrey Groselle and James Milliken scored inside to combine for the other six points.
The teams continued to trade scores until a defensive stop led to a Traci Carter run-out and lay-up, giving MU the 58-55 lead with 3:50 left. But after the media timeout Hegner would come up big again, sinking his third trifiecta of the half to tie it.
Duane Wilson would give MU the 62-60 lead with 2:07 to play with a leaning bank shot. After a defensive stop, Creighton took the lead when Watson found Milliken from the top of the key. CU then got the defensive stop and had the ball with an eight second differential on the game and shot clocks.
Creighton would miss, but Groselle tipped the ball out to Isaiah Zierden, the league leader in free-throw percentage at 87.7 percent. He was fouled with 7.2 seconds left and made both. After a timeout, Marquette's Wilson missed a three-pointer in waning seconds as CU earned the road win.
Watson paced CU with 18 points and 10 assists, while Huff and Hegner each snared six rebounds. Creighton shot 41.7 percent for the game, including 7-of-25 from three-point range, and made 8-of-11 free throws. Creighton finished with 18 assists against just eight turnovers.
Marquette was paced by 16 points and eight rebounds from Henry Ellenson, while Luke Fischer and Wilson each scored a dozen. The Golden Eagles shot 44.4 percent from the field, 27.8 percent from downtown and 60 percent at the line.
Creighton remains on the road and will visit Butler on Tuesday for a 6:01 pm Central start from Hinkle Fieldhouse.
NOTES: Creighton had a 22-6 lead in fast break points ... The win was Creighton's first by less than eight points all season ... Creighton improved to 12-30 all-time at Marquette ... Maurice Watson Jr. had his third double-double of the season, and eighth of his collegiate career ... Creighton is now 7-1 in the game following a victory over a top-10 foe ... Creighton improved to 4-1 against Marquette since the reconfiguration of the BIG EAST in 2013 ... Isaiah Zierden's BIG EAST-leading streak of 13 straight games with a three-pointer was snapped, as he was 0-for-4 from downtown ... Creighton has made at least one three-pointer in 739 straight games ... Maurice Watson Jr. has led or tied for the team lead in assists in each of Creighton's last 17 games ... Maurice Watson Jr. became the first Bluejay with four games of 10+ assists in the same season since Duan Cole in 1989-90.
Team Stats
CU
MU
FG%
.417
.444
3FG%
.280
.278
FT%
.727
.600
RB
33
37
TO
8
13
STL
5
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
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