Creighton University
10-10, 3-6
Marquette
4-16, 0-9
Powered by 28 from Akin-Otiko, Women's Hoops Bounces Marquette 93-75
1/25/2015 5:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Powered by 28 points from senior Alexis Akin-Otiko, the Creighton women's basketball team defeated Marquette 93-75 on Sunday, Jan. 25.
The win evened the Bluejays record at 10-10 on the season and 3-6 in BIG EAST play. Marquette, meanwhile, fell to 4-16 overall and 0-9 in conference action.
Trailing by a point (35-34) coming out of the locker room, the Bluejays returned to the floor on a mission. Akin-Otiko was flawless from the field in the second-half (7-of-7) as the Bluejays dropped a season-high 59 points on Marquette to earn the win.
Junior Marissa Janning was also hot in the second period, scoring 17 of her 27 points in the second half. The tandem of Akin-Otiko and Janning led the Bluejays on a 16-5 run over the opening four minutes of the second half to give Creighton a 50-40 lead (15:26).
Up 59-48 moments later, the Bluejays delivered another blow with 10 straight. Sophomore MC McGrory started the run with a pull-up jumper, but Akin-Otiko asserted herself with the next eight points to make it 69-48 with 10:13 left. The Golden Eagles got no closer than 14 (77-63) the rest of the way.
Creighton opened play in the first period with a 10-0 run, but Marquette battled back to take the lead at 20-19 with just under seven minutes to play. The Golden Eagles led by as must as six at 33-27 (3:19), but Akin Otiko closed the gap with back-to-back buckets. Following a Marquette bucket, sophomore Lauren Works drilled a three-pointer to send Creighton into halftime down just one at 35-34.
Akin-Otiko's 28 and Janning's 27 marked the first time since Dec. 19, 2013 that two Bluejays topped 20 points in the same game. McGrory finished with nine points and a team-high eight assists.
Marquette got 21 points from Alesia Morse, including 15 points from the free throw line.
Creighton returns to action on Jan. 30 as the Bluejays host Xavier at 7:05 p.m.
