No. 8 Marquette beats Creighton 79-71 to stay unbeaten in Big East play
AP
Jan 03, 2025
MILWAUKEE (AP) Kam Jones overcame a slow start to collect 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists as No. 8 Marquette Golden Eagles defeated Creighton Bluejays 79-71 on Friday night to remain unbeaten in Big East competition.
Stevie Mitchell added 18 points to help Marquette (13-2, 4-0) win its fourth straight. Ryan Kalkbrenner had 16 points and 12 rebounds for Creighton (9-6, 2-2).
Jones missed his first seven shots and went scoreless for the first 17 ½ minutes of the game before hitting a 3-pointer to start a 16-0 run. Jones’ driving layup with 38 seconds left in the half broke a tie and put Marquette in front for good.
Creighton: Kalkbrenner has made nearly two-thirds of his career field-goal attempts, but he shot just 4 of 11 from the floor Friday. Kalkbrenner increased his career point total to 2,010. The only other players to score at least 2,000 points from Creighton are Doug McDermott (3,150 from 2010-14), Rodney Buford (2,116 from 1995-99) and Bob Harstad (2,110 from 1987-91).
Marquette: The Golden Eagles never could pull away from Creighton but still made enough plays down the stretch to extend their winning streak.
Creighton trailed 64-60 with 7:05 left when Fredrick King was at the line trying to complete a three-point play. After King missed his free throw, Jasen Green got the offensive rebound and had a chance to cut Marquette’s lead to two, but he missed. Marquette’s David Joplin then hit a layup on the other end to extend the lead to six. Marquette stayed ahead by at least five the rest of the way.
Creighton shot just 40% overall and 22.6% (7 of 31) from 3-point range.
Creighton visits Butler on Jan. 11, and Marquette hosts Georgetown on Tuesday.
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1st Half
CREI
Bluejays
35
MARQ
Golden Eagles
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Bluejays gains possession)
19:33
+3
Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)
3-0
19:12
Kam Jones misses two point jump shot
19:10
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
18:47
+2
Jackson McAndrew makes two point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)
5-0
18:37
Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot
18:35
Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
18:21
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point jump shot
18:19
Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
18:14
Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
18:12
Chase Ross defensive rebound
18:04
Ben Gold misses three point jump shot
18:02
Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
17:31
David Joplin shooting foul (Jamiya Neal draws the foul)
17:31
+1
Jamiya Neal makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-0
17:31
+1
Jamiya Neal makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-0
17:04
Jamiya Neal shooting foul (Stevie Mitchell draws the foul)
17:04
+1
Stevie Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-1
17:04
+1
Stevie Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-2
16:38
Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
16:36
David Joplin defensive rebound
16:10
+2
David Joplin makes two point layup
7-4
15:47
Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
15:45
Golden Eagles defensive rebound
15:42
TV timeout
15:30
+3
Chase Ross makes three point jump shot (David Joplin assists)
7-7
15:09
Jasen Green turnover (bad pass) (David Joplin steals)
14:59
Zaide Lowery misses three point jump shot
14:57
Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
14:35
+2
Jackson McAndrew makes two point layup (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)
9-7
14:27
Chase Ross offensive foul
14:27
Chase Ross turnover (offensive foul)
14:17
Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
14:15
David Joplin defensive rebound
13:57
+3
Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)
9-10
13:31
Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
13:29
Kam Jones defensive rebound
13:15
Zaide Lowery misses three point jump shot
13:13
Mason Miller defensive rebound
13:04
Zaide Lowery shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
13:04
+1
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-10
13:04
+1
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-10
12:57
Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
12:55
Ben Gold offensive rebound
12:45
Kam Jones misses two point layup
12:43
Mason Miller defensive rebound
12:20
Mason Miller misses three point jump shot
12:18
Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
12:14
Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
12:11
Bluejays offensive rebound
12:00
+3
Isaac Traudt makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)
14-10
11:50
David Joplin misses three point jump shot
11:48
Fredrick King defensive rebound
11:36
+2
Jamiya Neal makes two point jump shot
16-10
11:23
+3
Royce Parham makes three point jump shot (Damarius Owens assists)
16-13
11:03
Mason Miller turnover (bad pass)
11:03
TV timeout
10:49
Royce Parham misses two point jump shot
10:47
Damarius Owens offensive rebound
10:46
+2
Damarius Owens makes two point layup
16-15
10:39
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup
10:37
Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
10:36
Royce Parham shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
10:36
Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:36
+1
Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-15
10:16
Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup
10:14
Bluejays defensive rebound
9:50
David Joplin shooting foul (Mason Miller draws the foul)
9:50
Mason Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:50
+1
Mason Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-15
9:36
+2
Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup
18-17
9:22
Fedor Žugić turnover (traveling)
9:03
+3
Stevie Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)
18-20
8:52
+3
Fedor Žugić makes three point jump shot (Isaac Traudt assists)
21-20
8:39
+2
Royce Parham makes two point layup (Kam Jones assists)