Friday, December 16
Milwaukee, WI
7:30 PM
Creighton University
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Marquette
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Creighton
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Marquette
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Fredrick King
Photo by: Tommy Barrett
Men's Basketball Loses BIG EAST Opener at Marquette
12/16/2022 9:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Bluejays host next three games
MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- The Creighton men's basketball team opened its 10th year as a member of the BIG EAST Conference with a 69-58 loss at host Marquette on Friday night at Fiserv Forum.
The Golden Eagles improved to 9-3 (1-0 BIG EAST) while Creighton dropped to 6-6 (0-1 BIG EAST) this winter.
The setback came despite double-doubles from Baylor Scheierman (14 points, 11 rebounds) and Fredrick King (16 points, 10 rebounds). King made all eight of his shots, including seven dunks, en route to his second straight double-dip.
The game featured eight lead changes in the first 12 minutes, but after building a 22-16 lead, the Bluejays went cold just as host Marquette went on a run. The Golden Eagles compiled a 19-2 spurt, to open up its largest lead before the break at 35-24. A Trey Alexander jumper just before the halftime buzzer trimmed CU's halftime deficit to 40-31.
Oso Ighodaro led all players with 11 points at the break, while reserve David Joplin scored 10 points in 12 minutes for MU. Scheierman had 10 points and eight rebounds in the first half, while King converted all four dunk attempts to score eight points and snare five rebounds in the first half.
Creighton narrowed the gap to eight points on five occasions in the second half but could get no closer.
Creighton had a season-high 18 turnovers and were outscored 18-8 off turnovers in the contest. CU won the rebound battle 34-32. The Bluejays made 25-of-54 field goal attempts (46.3 percent) but drained just 4-of-20 three-point attempts (20 percent). Scheierman and Ryan Nembhard tallied four assists for CU and King owned a team-best three blocked shots.
Ighodaro paced MU with 16 points in the game and Tyler Kolek notched seven assists, five points and four steals. The Golden Eagles shot 45 percent from the field (27-60) and 6-of-21 (28.6 percent) from deep.
The Bluejays open a three-game homestand on Thursday with a 7 p.m. game vs. Butler.
NOTES: Baylor Scheierman has made a three-pointer in 22 consecutive contests and has made multiple three-pointers in 19 straight games ... Friday marked Greg McDermott's 900th game as a head coach ... Creighton played a third straight game without All-BIG EAST center Ryan Kalkbrenner, who was out with a non-COVID illness ... Creighton has made a three-pointer in 960 straight games ... Baylor Scheierman had his seventh double-double of the season, and 32nd of his career, while Fredrick King owned his second straight double-double ... Fifteen of the previous 17 meetings between the teams had been decided by eight points or less ... Creighton's four-game win streak in the series was snapped, but the Bluejays have still won eight of the past 10 meetings over the Golden Eagles ... Creighton fell to 6-4 in BIG EAST openers all-time and 8-5 in all league openers under Greg McDermott ... Creighton fell to 4-1 inside Fiserv Forum. The four wins are tied with the NBA's Toronto Raptors as the most by any visiting team against the Bluejays or NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. No other college team has won more than twice against MU in the facility ... The win was Shaka Smart's 300th as a college head coach.
The Golden Eagles improved to 9-3 (1-0 BIG EAST) while Creighton dropped to 6-6 (0-1 BIG EAST) this winter.
The setback came despite double-doubles from Baylor Scheierman (14 points, 11 rebounds) and Fredrick King (16 points, 10 rebounds). King made all eight of his shots, including seven dunks, en route to his second straight double-dip.
The game featured eight lead changes in the first 12 minutes, but after building a 22-16 lead, the Bluejays went cold just as host Marquette went on a run. The Golden Eagles compiled a 19-2 spurt, to open up its largest lead before the break at 35-24. A Trey Alexander jumper just before the halftime buzzer trimmed CU's halftime deficit to 40-31.
Oso Ighodaro led all players with 11 points at the break, while reserve David Joplin scored 10 points in 12 minutes for MU. Scheierman had 10 points and eight rebounds in the first half, while King converted all four dunk attempts to score eight points and snare five rebounds in the first half.
Creighton narrowed the gap to eight points on five occasions in the second half but could get no closer.
Creighton had a season-high 18 turnovers and were outscored 18-8 off turnovers in the contest. CU won the rebound battle 34-32. The Bluejays made 25-of-54 field goal attempts (46.3 percent) but drained just 4-of-20 three-point attempts (20 percent). Scheierman and Ryan Nembhard tallied four assists for CU and King owned a team-best three blocked shots.
Ighodaro paced MU with 16 points in the game and Tyler Kolek notched seven assists, five points and four steals. The Golden Eagles shot 45 percent from the field (27-60) and 6-of-21 (28.6 percent) from deep.
The Bluejays open a three-game homestand on Thursday with a 7 p.m. game vs. Butler.
NOTES: Baylor Scheierman has made a three-pointer in 22 consecutive contests and has made multiple three-pointers in 19 straight games ... Friday marked Greg McDermott's 900th game as a head coach ... Creighton played a third straight game without All-BIG EAST center Ryan Kalkbrenner, who was out with a non-COVID illness ... Creighton has made a three-pointer in 960 straight games ... Baylor Scheierman had his seventh double-double of the season, and 32nd of his career, while Fredrick King owned his second straight double-double ... Fifteen of the previous 17 meetings between the teams had been decided by eight points or less ... Creighton's four-game win streak in the series was snapped, but the Bluejays have still won eight of the past 10 meetings over the Golden Eagles ... Creighton fell to 6-4 in BIG EAST openers all-time and 8-5 in all league openers under Greg McDermott ... Creighton fell to 4-1 inside Fiserv Forum. The four wins are tied with the NBA's Toronto Raptors as the most by any visiting team against the Bluejays or NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. No other college team has won more than twice against MU in the facility ... The win was Shaka Smart's 300th as a college head coach.
Team Stats
CU
Marq
FG%
.463
.450
3FG%
.200
.286
FT%
.800
.643
RB
34
32
TO
18
10
STL
6
10
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
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