Tuesday, January 27
Milwaukee, WI
8:30 PM
Creighton University
12-9,6-4Big East
62
at
86
Marquette
8-14,3-8Big East
1
2
F
Creighton
23
39
62
Marquette
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34
86
Photo by: Sam Noonan
Slow Start Leads to Men's Basketball Loss at Marquette
1/27/2026 10:33:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- The Creighton men's basketball team lost 86-62 on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis.
Creighton (12-9, 6-4 BIG EAST) found itself in an early hole against Marquette (8-14, 3-8 BIG EAST), falling behind 19-11, before an MU avalanche put CU into a hole it could not recover from. The Golden Eagles had separate runs of 9-0 and 18-0 before the break and led 52-23 at halftime. MU outscored the Jays 34-8 in the paint before the break, led the rebound battle 22-14, and were paced by 11 points each from Royce Parham and Chase Ross. Eight different Bluejays scored in the first half, but none more than five off the bench by Fedor Zugic.
Marquette made 22-of-32 shots in the first half (68.8 percent) while holding Creighton to 30.3 percent marksmanship (10-33), including 2-of-17 accuracy from three-point range.
The Bluejays never got closer than 15Â points (73-58) in the second half.
Blake Harper made his first six shots and had 15 points, while Austin Swartz contributed 17 points and dished a career-high six assists. CU owned a 28-14 advantage in bench points. The Jays shot 40.6 percent for the game and were 7-of-34 (20.6 percent) from three-point range.
The Golden Eagles were paced by 21 points from Nigel James Jr., and a career-high tying 19 points from Parham, with Chase Ross (13) and Adrien Stevens (12) also scoring in double-figures. MU outscored the Jays 52-24 in the paint and shot 57.6 percent from the floor.
The Bluejays are back in action on Saturday night at 7 p.m. when it hosts No. 2 Connecticut in its annual Creighton vs. Cancer Pink Out game.
NOTES: Creighton's 103 all-time meetings with Marquette (MU leads 61-42) are second-most of any CU opponent, trailing only the 153 meetings vs. Drake ... Creighton improved to 4-for-4 on challenges after a first half review was overturned in CU's favor ...  Creighton made a three-pointer for the 1,077th game in a row and five or more three-pointers for the 92nd game in a row ... Ty Davis made his first field goal of 2026 ... Despite the loss, Creighton is 5-5 or better after 10 games of BIG EAST play for the seventh season in a row .... Creighton has alternated wins and losses over each of its past eight games ... Josh Dix had his streak of 32 straight games with a three-pointer snapped after an 0-for-9 night from deep.
Creighton (12-9, 6-4 BIG EAST) found itself in an early hole against Marquette (8-14, 3-8 BIG EAST), falling behind 19-11, before an MU avalanche put CU into a hole it could not recover from. The Golden Eagles had separate runs of 9-0 and 18-0 before the break and led 52-23 at halftime. MU outscored the Jays 34-8 in the paint before the break, led the rebound battle 22-14, and were paced by 11 points each from Royce Parham and Chase Ross. Eight different Bluejays scored in the first half, but none more than five off the bench by Fedor Zugic.
Marquette made 22-of-32 shots in the first half (68.8 percent) while holding Creighton to 30.3 percent marksmanship (10-33), including 2-of-17 accuracy from three-point range.
The Bluejays never got closer than 15Â points (73-58) in the second half.
Blake Harper made his first six shots and had 15 points, while Austin Swartz contributed 17 points and dished a career-high six assists. CU owned a 28-14 advantage in bench points. The Jays shot 40.6 percent for the game and were 7-of-34 (20.6 percent) from three-point range.
The Golden Eagles were paced by 21 points from Nigel James Jr., and a career-high tying 19 points from Parham, with Chase Ross (13) and Adrien Stevens (12) also scoring in double-figures. MU outscored the Jays 52-24 in the paint and shot 57.6 percent from the floor.
The Bluejays are back in action on Saturday night at 7 p.m. when it hosts No. 2 Connecticut in its annual Creighton vs. Cancer Pink Out game.
NOTES: Creighton's 103 all-time meetings with Marquette (MU leads 61-42) are second-most of any CU opponent, trailing only the 153 meetings vs. Drake ... Creighton improved to 4-for-4 on challenges after a first half review was overturned in CU's favor ...  Creighton made a three-pointer for the 1,077th game in a row and five or more three-pointers for the 92nd game in a row ... Ty Davis made his first field goal of 2026 ... Despite the loss, Creighton is 5-5 or better after 10 games of BIG EAST play for the seventh season in a row .... Creighton has alternated wins and losses over each of its past eight games ... Josh Dix had his streak of 32 straight games with a three-pointer snapped after an 0-for-9 night from deep.
Team Stats
CU
Marq
FG%
.406
.576
3FG%
.206
.381
FT%
.750
.526
RB
34
34
TO
14
6
STL
2
11
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
15
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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