Foster 3-pointer with 6.9 seconds left lifts Creighton
Marcus Foster hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 8 second to play and sixth-seeded Creighton defeated Xavier 75-72 on Friday night to advance to the championship of the Big East Tournament.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Xavier Musketeers
72
Creighton Bluejays
75
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| XAV | 37 | 35 | 72 |
| CREI | 31 | 44 | 75 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Detroit Mercy Titans | W 100-55 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | vs Eastern Michigan Eagles | W 76-53 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers | W 97-52 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:13 72-75
Marcus Foster made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:22 72-72
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 69-72
Foul on Trevon Bluiett.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 69-72
Foul on Malcolm Bernard.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 69-72
Foul on Kaiser Gates.
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PersonalFoul 0:44 69-72
Foul on Kaiser Gates.
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PersonalFoul 0:46 69-72
Foul on Malcolm Bernard.
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PersonalFoul 0:51 69-72
Foul on Khyri Thomas.
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TipShot 1:22 69-72
Justin Patton made Two Point Tip Shot.
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JumpShot 2:16 69-70
Trevon Bluiett made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:16 67-70
Marcus Foster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khyri Thomas.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:06 67-67
Malcolm Bernard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:06 66-67
Malcolm Bernard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:06 65-67
Foul on Tyler Clement.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:47 65-67
Tyler Clement made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khyri Thomas.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:18 65-64
J.P. Macura made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.
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LayUpShot 5:33 62-64
Justin Patton made Layup. Assisted by Khyri Thomas.
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LayUpShot 5:39 62-62
Trevon Bluiett made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:06 60-62
J.P. Macura made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
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LayUpShot 6:28 57-62
Marcus Foster made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 6:39 57-60
Foul on J.P. Macura.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:26 57-60
J.P. Macura made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
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PersonalFoul 7:27 54-60
Foul on Justin Patton.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:51 54-60
Isaiah Zierden made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:52 54-59
Foul on Trevon Bluiett.
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LayUpShot 7:52 54-59
Isaiah Zierden made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Clement.
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JumpShot 8:28 54-57
Khyri Thomas made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 8:40 54-55
Tyrique Jones made Layup. Assisted by Quentin Goodin.
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PersonalFoul 10:14 52-55
Foul on Marcus Foster.
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JumpShot 10:51 52-55
Quentin Goodin made Jumper.
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JumpShot 11:16 50-55
Cole Huff made Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Zierden.
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DunkShot 11:43 50-53
Tyrique Jones made Dunk. Assisted by J.P. Macura.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:08 48-53
Isaiah Zierden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cole Huff.
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LayUpShot 12:51 48-50
J.P. Macura made Layup. Assisted by Sean O'Mara.
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DunkShot 13:21 46-50
Justin Patton made Dunk. Assisted by Khyri Thomas.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:36 46-48
Trevon Bluiett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:36 45-48
Foul on Justin Patton.
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PersonalFoul 13:49 45-48
Foul on Marcus Foster.
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LayUpShot 14:11 45-48
Justin Patton made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Foster.
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PersonalFoul 15:02 45-46
Foul on Justin Patton.
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JumpShot 15:23 45-46
Marcus Foster made Jumper.
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JumpShot 15:45 45-44
Quentin Goodin made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 16:12 43-44
Justin Patton made Layup. Assisted by Davion Mintz.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:28 43-42
J.P. Macura made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:28 42-42
J.P. Macura made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:28 41-42
Foul on Davion Mintz.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:56 41-42
Khyri Thomas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Foster.
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LayUpShot 17:25 41-39
Justin Patton made Layup. Assisted by Khyri Thomas.
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JumpShot 17:52 41-37
Quentin Goodin made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:14 39-37
Justin Patton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Foster.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:49 39-34
Cole Huff made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Foster.
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JumpShot 19:43 39-31
Trevon Bluiett made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:03 37-31
Marcus Foster made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 37-29
Foul on Toby Hegner.
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LayUpShot 1:28 37-29
Sean O'Mara made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 1:58 35-29
Foul on Davion Mintz.
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PersonalFoul 2:59 35-29
Foul on J.P. Macura.
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LayUpShot 3:06 35-29
Quentin Goodin made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:22 33-29
Cole Huff made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Foster.
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LayUpShot 3:50 33-26
Sean O'Mara made Layup.
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End Game 0:00 72-75
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:12 72-75
Khyri Thomas Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:12 72-75
J.P. Macura missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:13 72-75
Marcus Foster made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:22 72-72
Trevon Bluiett made Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:32 69-72
Malcolm Bernard Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 69-72
Cole Huff missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 69-72
Foul on Trevon Bluiett.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 69-72
Foul on Malcolm Bernard.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 69-72
Foul on Kaiser Gates.
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PersonalFoul 0:44 69-72
Foul on Kaiser Gates.
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ShortTimeOut 0:46 69-72
Xavier Timeout
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PersonalFoul 0:46 69-72
Foul on Malcolm Bernard.
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Defensive Rebound 0:51 69-72
Cole Huff Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 69-72
Trevon Bluiett missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:51 69-72
Foul on Khyri Thomas.
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TipShot 1:22 69-72
Justin Patton made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 1:22 69-70
Justin Patton Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:22 69-70
Marcus Foster missed Layup.
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JumpShot 2:16 69-70
Trevon Bluiett made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:16 67-70
Marcus Foster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khyri Thomas.
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Offensive Rebound 2:16 67-67
Creighton Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:16 67-67
Trevon Bluiett Block.
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LayUpShot 2:16 67-67
Marcus Foster missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 2:27 67-67
Marcus Foster Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:27 67-67
Quentin Goodin missed Layup.
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Steal 2:48 67-67
Quentin Goodin Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:48 67-67
Khyri Thomas Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:06 67-67
Malcolm Bernard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:06 66-67
Malcolm Bernard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:06 65-67
Foul on Tyler Clement.
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Steal 3:11 65-67
Malcolm Bernard Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:11 65-67
Tyler Clement Turnover.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:26 65-67
Quentin Goodin Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:47 65-67
Tyler Clement made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khyri Thomas.
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ShortTimeOut 4:08 65-64
Creighton Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:18 65-64
J.P. Macura made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevon Bluiett.
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Defensive Rebound 4:41 62-64
Malcolm Bernard Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:41 62-64
Marcus Foster missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 5:05 62-64
Tyler Clement Defensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
XAV
CREI
27-56
FG
29-53
48
Field Goal %
55
9-21
3PT
13-20
43
Three Point %
65
9-11
FT
4-6
82
Free Throw %
67
31
Rebounds
24
9
Offensive Rebounds
3
22
Defensive Rebounds
21
13
Assists
20
8
Steals
2
4
Blocks
4
12
Turnovers
12
0
Team Turnovers
0
12
Total Turnovers
12
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
14
Fouls
18
9
Largest Lead
6
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