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Xavier Musketeers at Creighton Bluejays

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Xavier Musketeers
13-7, 1-4 Away
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66 - 77
Creighton Bluejays
16-5, 12-1 Home

Creighton's balanced attack hems in Xavier for 77-66 win

Mitch Ballock scored 14 and Denzel Mahoney 14 off the bench.

Creighton (16-5, 5-3 Big East Conference) built a 10-1 lead and never trailed. They extended the lead to 33-19 on a pair of free throws by Mahoney followed by his three-point play with 4:56 before halftime. Xavier made a late 12-6 run to get within 39-31 at the break.

The Bluejays started the second half with an 11-6 spurt for a 13-point lead. The Musketeers used a 9-0 outburst to get within 65-59 on a jumper by Naji Marshall with 4:46 left but couldn't get closer.

Zach Freemantle led Xavier with 18 points, Marshall 15 and Tyrique Jones 11 with 13 rebounds, eight of which came on the offensive end. Paul Scruggs grabbed 10 rebounds, and the Musketeers owned a 46-28 rebounding advantage. They grabbed 19 boards on the offensive end.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 66 - 77
2nd 0:32 Damien Jefferson Defensive Rebound. 66 - 77
2nd 0:32 Bryce Moore missed Three Point Jumper. 66 - 77
2nd 0:35 Ty-Shon Alexander made Free Throw. 66 - 77
2nd 0:35 Ty-Shon Alexander made Free Throw. 66 - 76

Statistics

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26-65 FG 23-51
40 Field Goal % 45
6-20 3PT 11-29
30 Three Point % 38
8-11 FT 20-26
73 Free Throw % 77
45 Rebounds 28
19 Offensive Rebounds 7
26 Defensive Rebounds 21
16 Assists 15
2 Steals 7
3 Blocks 3
15 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
34 Points in Paint 16
20 Fouls 13
0 Largest Lead 17

Game Information

CHI Health Center Omaha

Location: Omaha, NE
Attendance: 17,796 | Capacity:

2025-26 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
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
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