NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Creighton Bluejays 71
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Marquette Golden Eagles 68
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Match Report

No. 15 Creighton hangs on to beat Marquette 71-68

— Christian Bishop scored 14 points and No. 15 Creighton withstood a late comeback attempt to hold off Marquette 71-68 on Saturday.

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Team Stats

CREI MARQ
28-58
FG
24-52
48
Field Goal %
46
6-17
3PT
9-29
35
Three Point %
31
9-15
FT
11-16
60
Free Throw %
69
38
Rebounds
26
11
Offensive Rebounds
4
27
Defensive Rebounds
22
17
Assists
13
6
Steals
4
2
Blocks
4
10
Turnovers
12
0
Team Turnovers
1
10
Total Turnovers
12
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
17
Points Off Turnovers
11
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
18
Fouls
18
12
Largest Lead
6

Top Performers

CREI

  • Damien Jefferson F MIN 38 · PTS 13 · FG 5-11
  • Christian Bishop F MIN 25 · PTS 14 · FG 6-7
  • Marcus Zegarowski G MIN 35 · PTS 13 · FG 5-15
  • Mitch Ballock G MIN 33 · PTS 9 · FG 4-8

MARQ

  • Jamal Cain F MIN 36 · PTS 14 · FG 5-10
  • D.J. Carton G MIN 29 · PTS 16 · FG 6-11
  • Koby McEwen G MIN 34 · PTS 6 · FG 1-7
  • Dawson Garcia F MIN 32 · PTS 8 · FG 3-6

Play by Play

  1. MadeFreeThrow 0:23 71-68

    Marcus Zegarowski made Free Throw.

    4397036 2nd Half
  2. PersonalFoul 0:23 70-68

    Foul on D.J. Carton.

    4432820 2nd Half
  3. JumpShot 0:34 70-68

    D.J. Carton made Three Point Jumper.

    4432820 2nd Half
  4. MadeFreeThrow 0:39 70-65

    Denzel Mahoney made Free Throw.

    4067205 2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:39 69-65

    Denzel Mahoney made Free Throw.

    4067205 2nd Half
  6. PersonalFoul 0:39 68-65

    Foul on Jamal Cain.

    4278572 2nd Half
  7. JumpShot 0:47 68-65

    D.J. Carton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Cain.

    4432820 2nd Half
  8. LayUpShot 2:11 68-62

    Dawson Garcia made Layup. Assisted by Theo John.

    4432188 2nd Half
  9. LayUpShot 2:33 68-60

    Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup.

    4576060 2nd Half
  10. JumpShot 3:42 66-60

    Dawson Garcia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Koby McEwen.

    4432188 2nd Half
  11. LayUpShot 4:08 66-57

    Marcus Zegarowski made Layup.

    4397036 2nd Half
  12. MadeFreeThrow 4:24 64-57

    Dawson Garcia made Free Throw.

    4432188 2nd Half
  13. PersonalFoul 4:24 64-56

    Foul on Christian Bishop.

    4397037 2nd Half
  14. MadeFreeThrow 4:44 64-56

    Damien Jefferson made Free Throw.

    4066720 2nd Half
  15. MadeFreeThrow 4:44 63-56

    Damien Jefferson made Free Throw.

    4066720 2nd Half
  16. PersonalFoul 4:44 62-56

    Foul on Dawson Garcia.

    4432188 2nd Half
  17. MadeFreeThrow 5:17 62-56

    D.J. Carton made Free Throw.

    4432820 2nd Half
  18. PersonalFoul 5:17 62-55

    Foul on Marcus Zegarowski.

    4397036 2nd Half
  19. PersonalFoul 5:25 62-55

    Foul on Theo John.

    4278569 2nd Half
  20. PersonalFoul 5:38 62-55

    Foul on Christian Bishop.

    4397037 2nd Half
  21. LayUpShot 5:38 62-55

    D.J. Carton made Layup.

    4432820 2nd Half
  22. LayUpShot 6:03 62-53

    Greg Elliott made Layup.

    4278570 2nd Half
  23. DunkShot 6:37 62-51

    Mitch Ballock made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.

    4278556 2nd Half
  24. DunkShot 7:26 60-51

    Christian Bishop made Dunk. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.

    4397037 2nd Half
  25. JumpShot 7:46 58-51

    D.J. Carton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Theo John.

    4432820 2nd Half
  26. DunkShot 8:10 58-48

    Christian Bishop made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.

    4397037 2nd Half
  27. PersonalFoul 8:22 56-48

    Foul on Koby McEwen.

    4066755 2nd Half
  28. MadeFreeThrow 9:00 56-48

    Greg Elliott made Free Throw.

    4278570 2nd Half
  29. MadeFreeThrow 9:00 56-47

    Greg Elliott made Free Throw.

    4278570 2nd Half
  30. PersonalFoul 9:00 56-46

    Foul on Mitch Ballock.

    4278556 2nd Half
  31. MadeFreeThrow 9:17 56-46

    Damien Jefferson made Free Throw.

    4066720 2nd Half
  32. PersonalFoul 9:17 55-46

    Foul on D.J. Carton.

    4432820 2nd Half
  33. JumpShot 9:45 55-46

    Theo John made Jumper.

    4278569 2nd Half
  34. PersonalFoul 9:55 55-44

    Foul on Damien Jefferson.

    4066720 2nd Half
  35. LayUpShot 10:27 55-44

    Mitch Ballock made Layup.

    4278556 2nd Half
  36. DunkShot 10:46 53-44

    D.J. Carton made Dunk.

    4432820 2nd Half
  37. LayUpShot 11:25 53-42

    Damien Jefferson made Layup.

    4066720 2nd Half
  38. PersonalFoul 11:50 51-42

    Foul on Symir Torrence.

    4431696 2nd Half
  39. PersonalFoul 12:16 51-42

    Foul on Jose Perez.

    4397528 2nd Half
  40. MadeFreeThrow 12:30 51-42

    Symir Torrence made Free Throw.

    4431696 2nd Half
  41. PersonalFoul 12:30 51-41

    Foul on Denzel Mahoney.

    4067205 2nd Half
  42. LayUpShot 12:30 51-41

    Symir Torrence made Layup. Assisted by Jamal Cain.

    4431696 2nd Half
  43. DunkShot 12:52 51-39

    Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Damien Jefferson.

    4576060 2nd Half
  44. LayUpShot 14:11 49-39

    Damien Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.

    4066720 2nd Half
  45. LayUpShot 14:22 47-39

    Christian Bishop made Layup.

    4397037 2nd Half
  46. MadeFreeThrow 15:04 45-39

    Greg Elliott made Free Throw.

    4278570 2nd Half
  47. PersonalFoul 15:04 45-38

    Foul on Mitch Ballock.

    4278556 2nd Half
  48. LayUpShot 15:04 45-38

    Greg Elliott made Layup.

    4278570 2nd Half
  49. PersonalFoul 15:19 45-36

    Foul on Christian Bishop.

    4397037 2nd Half
  50. LayUpShot 15:53 45-36

    Damien Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Christian Bishop.

    4066720 2nd Half
  51. MadeFreeThrow 16:21 43-36

    Christian Bishop made Free Throw.

    4397037 2nd Half
  52. PersonalFoul 16:21 42-36

    Foul on Koby McEwen.

    4066755 2nd Half
  53. PersonalFoul 17:12 42-36

    Foul on Denzel Mahoney.

    4067205 2nd Half
  54. LayUpShot 17:45 42-36

    Christian Bishop made Layup. Assisted by Damien Jefferson.

    4397037 2nd Half
  55. PersonalFoul 17:50 40-36

    Foul on Theo John.

    4278569 2nd Half
  56. PersonalFoul 18:04 40-36

    Foul on Marcus Zegarowski.

    4397036 2nd Half
  57. LayUpShot 18:34 40-36

    Mitch Ballock made Layup. Assisted by Christian Bishop.

    4278556 2nd Half
  58. JumpShot 19:46 38-36

    Jamal Cain made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by D.J. Carton.

    4278572 2nd Half
  59. JumpShot 0:27 38-33

    Marcus Zegarowski made Jumper.

    4397036 1st Half
  60. LayUpShot 1:14 36-33

    Damien Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Alex O'Connell.

    4066720 1st Half
  1. End Game 0:00 71-68

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. Defensive Rebound 0:01 71-68

    Shereef Mitchell Defensive Rebound.

    4432059 2nd Half
  3. JumpShot 0:01 71-68

    Koby McEwen missed Three Point Jumper.

    4066755 2nd Half
  4. Defensive Rebound 0:23 71-68

    Koby McEwen Defensive Rebound.

    4066755 2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:23 71-68

    Marcus Zegarowski missed Free Throw.

    4397036 2nd Half
  6. MadeFreeThrow 0:23 71-68

    Marcus Zegarowski made Free Throw.

    4397036 2nd Half
  7. PersonalFoul 0:23 70-68

    Foul on D.J. Carton.

    4432820 2nd Half
  8. JumpShot 0:34 70-68

    D.J. Carton made Three Point Jumper.

    4432820 2nd Half
  9. MadeFreeThrow 0:39 70-65

    Denzel Mahoney made Free Throw.

    4067205 2nd Half
  10. MadeFreeThrow 0:39 69-65

    Denzel Mahoney made Free Throw.

    4067205 2nd Half
  11. PersonalFoul 0:39 68-65

    Foul on Jamal Cain.

    4278572 2nd Half
  12. ShortTimeOut 0:47 68-65

    Marquette Timeout

    2nd Half
  13. JumpShot 0:47 68-65

    D.J. Carton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Cain.

    4432820 2nd Half
  14. Defensive Rebound 1:00 68-62

    Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.

    4432188 2nd Half
  15. LayUpShot 1:00 68-62

    Marcus Zegarowski missed Layup.

    4397036 2nd Half
  16. Defensive Rebound 1:26 68-62

    Mitch Ballock Defensive Rebound.

    4278556 2nd Half
  17. JumpShot 1:26 68-62

    Jamal Cain missed Three Point Jumper.

    4278572 2nd Half
  18. Offensive Rebound 1:42 68-62

    Dawson Garcia Offensive Rebound.

    4432188 2nd Half
  19. JumpShot 1:42 68-62

    Jamal Cain missed Three Point Jumper.

    4278572 2nd Half
  20. Steal 1:52 68-62

    Theo John Steal.

    4278569 2nd Half
  21. Lost Ball Turnover 1:52 68-62

    Damien Jefferson Turnover.

    4066720 2nd Half
  22. LayUpShot 2:11 68-62

    Dawson Garcia made Layup. Assisted by Theo John.

    4432188 2nd Half
  23. OfficialTVTimeOut 2:33 68-60

    Official TV Timeout

    2nd Half
  24. ShortTimeOut 2:33 68-60

    Creighton Timeout

    2nd Half
  25. LayUpShot 2:33 68-60

    Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup.

    4576060 2nd Half
  26. Offensive Rebound 2:37 66-60

    Ryan Kalkbrenner Offensive Rebound.

    4576060 2nd Half
  27. LayUpShot 2:37 66-60

    Marcus Zegarowski missed Layup.

    4397036 2nd Half
  28. Defensive Rebound 2:49 66-60

    Mitch Ballock Defensive Rebound.

    4278556 2nd Half
  29. JumpShot 2:49 66-60

    Koby McEwen missed Jumper.

    4066755 2nd Half
  30. Offensive Rebound 3:11 66-60

    Jamal Cain Offensive Rebound.

    4278572 2nd Half
  31. JumpShot 3:11 66-60

    D.J. Carton missed Three Point Jumper.

    4432820 2nd Half
  32. Defensive Rebound 3:22 66-60

    Jamal Cain Defensive Rebound.

    4278572 2nd Half
  33. JumpShot 3:22 66-60

    Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.

    4278556 2nd Half
  34. JumpShot 3:42 66-60

    Dawson Garcia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Koby McEwen.

    4432188 2nd Half
  35. LayUpShot 4:08 66-57

    Marcus Zegarowski made Layup.

    4397036 2nd Half
  36. Defensive Rebound 4:24 64-57

    Damien Jefferson Defensive Rebound.

    4066720 2nd Half
  37. MadeFreeThrow 4:24 64-57

    Dawson Garcia missed Free Throw.

    4432188 2nd Half
  38. MadeFreeThrow 4:24 64-57

    Dawson Garcia made Free Throw.

    4432188 2nd Half
  39. PersonalFoul 4:24 64-56

    Foul on Christian Bishop.

    4397037 2nd Half
  40. MadeFreeThrow 4:44 64-56

    Damien Jefferson made Free Throw.

    4066720 2nd Half

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