MARQET

CREIGH

Ashworth gets hot hand and scores 22 to lead Creighton to a 77-67 win over No. 11 Marquette

AP
Feb 08, 2025

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Steven Ashworth scored 22 points and made a season-high six 3-pointers, including one in the last minute to help Creighton Bluejays put away No. 11 Marquette Golden Eagles in a 77-67 victory Saturday.

The Bluejays have won nine straight games since losing 79-71 at Marquette on Jan. 3. Creighton (18-6, 11-2) moved within one game of Big East leader St. John's.

Ryan Kalkbrenner had 19 points and blocked four shots, and Jamiya Neal scored 10 of his 14 points in the second half for the Bluejays.

Kam Jones scored 27 points and David Joplin added 22 for Marquette (18-6, 9-4), which lost its third straight.

Marquette wiped out an 11-point deficit in the middle of the second half and took its last lead at 61-60 on Joplin's layup with 6:34 left.

The 7-foot-1 Kalkbrenner hit a 3 to put the Bluejays up 67-63 with 3 1/2 minutes left.

Marquette: The Golden Eagles are on their longest losing streak since they dropped four in a row between Dec. 11, 2021, and Jan. 1, 2022.

Creighton: The Bluejays set a program record with their ninth straight Big East win. They matched their best 13-game start in Big East play since they joined the conference in 2013-14. They also have their longest win streak since they started 13-0 in 2016-17.

Neal muscled in a shot from under the basket to give Creighton a 72-67 lead, then got the rebound on Stevie Mitchell's miss on the other end before Ashworth's 3 made it an eight-point game with 43 seconds left.

Ashworth came into the game 3 of his last 26 from 3-point range and went 6 of 9 from beyond the arc. He was 1 of 13 on 3s in the Bluejays' loss to Marquette last month.

Marquette hosts DePaul on Tuesday.

Creighton hosts No. 19 UConn on Tuesday.

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1st Half
MARQ
Golden Eagles
36
CREI
Bluejays
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ben Gold vs. Ryan Kalkbrenner (Steven Ashworth gains possession)
19:46		Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass) (Chase Ross steals)
19:39	+3	Stevie Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	3-0
19:03		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
19:01		Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
18:59	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup	3-2
18:45		Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot
18:43		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
18:24		Jasen Green misses two point jump shot
18:22		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
18:01		Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Kam Jones's two point layup
17:59		Kam Jones offensive rebound
17:55		Ben Gold turnover (traveling)
17:35		Chase Ross shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
17:35	+1	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-3
17:35	+1	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-4
17:19		Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot
17:17		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
17:10	+3	Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)	3-7
17:01	+3	Stevie Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	6-7
16:34	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists)	6-9
16:04		Ben Gold misses two point layup
16:02		Jasen Green defensive rebound
15:58	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jamiya Neal assists)	6-11
15:27	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point jump shot	8-11
15:19		Jasen Green misses two point layup
15:17		Chase Ross defensive rebound
14:59	+3	David Joplin makes three point jump shot	11-11
14:38	+3	Steven Ashworth makes three point stepback jump shot	11-14
14:22	+3	Kam Jones makes three point pullup jump shot	14-14
13:59	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists)	14-16
13:45	+3	David Joplin makes three point jump shot (Stevie Mitchell assists)	17-16
13:23		Stevie Mitchell personal foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
13:23		TV timeout
13:11	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Jasen Green assists)	17-18
12:50		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
12:48		Zaide Lowery offensive rebound
12:28		David Joplin misses two point jump shot
12:26		Golden Eagles offensive rebound
12:17		Tre Norman misses three point jump shot
12:15		Bluejays defensive rebound
12:04		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
12:02		Jasen Green offensive rebound
11:57	+2	Jasen Green makes two point layup	17-20
11:39		Tre Norman misses three point jump shot
11:37		Royce Parham offensive rebound
11:33		Royce Parham turnover (out of bounds)
11:33		TV timeout
11:16	+2	Jasen Green makes two point alley-oop layup (Jamiya Neal assists)	17-22
10:53		Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot
10:51		Bluejays defensive rebound
10:20	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point jump shot	17-24
9:57		Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup
9:55		Isaac Traudt defensive rebound
9:49		Jamiya Neal turnover (lost ball) (Royce Parham steals)
9:41	+3	Zaide Lowery makes three point jump shot (Damarius Owens assists)	20-24
9:22		Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot
9:20		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
9:05		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
9:03		Fedor Žugić defensive rebound
8:56		Steven Ashworth misses two point jump shot
8:54		David Joplin defensive rebound
8:51		Chase Ross offensive foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
8:51		Chase Ross turnover (offensive foul)
8:30		Damarius Owens shooting foul (Fedor Žugić draws the foul)
8:30	+1	Fedor Žugić makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-25
8:30	+1	Fedor Žugić makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-26
8:12	+2	Kam Jones makes two point jump shot	22-26
7:51		Fedor Žugić misses two point jump shot
7:49		Mason Miller offensive rebound
7:43		Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot
7:41		Royce Parham defensive rebound
7:18		David Joplin misses two point jump shot
7:18		Royce Parham offensive rebound
7:18		Mason Miller personal foul (Royce Parham draws the foul)
7:15		TV timeout
7:12		Kam Jones turnover (lost ball)
6:42		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
6:40		Royce Parham defensive rebound
6:31		Damarius Owens misses three point jump shot
6:29		David Joplin offensive rebound
6:26	+2	David Joplin makes two point layup	24-26
6:13		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup
6:11		Zaide Lowery defensive rebound
5:59		Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Zaide Lowery's two point layup
5:57		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
5:51		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
5:49		David Joplin defensive rebound
5:40		Royce Parham misses three point jump shot
5:38		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
5:22	+3	Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot	24-29
5:07		Royce Parham misses three point jump shot
5:05		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
5:00		Jamiya Neal turnover (bad pass) (Royce Parham steals)
4:54		Jamiya Neal shooting foul (David Joplin draws the foul)
4:54	+1	David Joplin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-29
4:54	+1	David Joplin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-29
4:31	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point layup	26-31
4:06		Damarius Owens misses two point jump shot
4:04		Ben Gold offensive rebound
3:56		Jasen Green blocks Stevie Mitchell's two point layup
3:54		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
3:28		Kam Jones shooting foul (Jasen Green draws the foul)
3:28		TV timeout
3:28	+1	Jasen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-32
3:28	+1	Jasen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-33
3:11		Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot
3:09		Jasen Green defensive rebound
3:03		Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass)
2:43	+3	David Joplin makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	29-33
2:18	+3	Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (Isaac Traudt assists)	29-36
1:56		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
1:54		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
1:50		Jamiya Neal turnover (lost ball) (Stevie Mitchell steals)
1:38	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	31-36
1:29	+2	Steven Ashworth makes two point jump shot	31-38
1:20		Jamiya Neal personal foul (Kam Jones draws the foul)
1:07		David Joplin misses two point layup
1:05		David Joplin offensive rebound
1:04		David Joplin misses two point layup
1:02		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
0:54		Chase Ross personal foul
0:54		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
0:52		Jasen Green offensive rebound
0:45		Zaide Lowery shooting foul (Isaac Traudt draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Isaac Traudt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-39
0:45	+1	Isaac Traudt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-40
0:35	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	33-40
0:35		Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
0:16	+3	Isaac Traudt makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)	33-43
0:13		Bluejays 30 second timeout
0:03		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
0:01		Ben Gold offensive rebound
0:01	+3	Kam Jones makes three point jump shot (Ben Gold assists)	36-43
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MARQ
Golden Eagles
31
CREI
Bluejays
34

Time		Play	Score
19:45	+2	David Joplin makes two point layup	38-43
19:45	+3	Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)	38-46
19:11		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
19:09		Jasen Green defensive rebound
18:51	+3	Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)	38-49
18:32		Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot
18:30		Chase Ross offensive rebound
18:17	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup	40-49
17:48	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists)	40-51
17:24		Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot
17:22		Chase Ross offensive rebound
17:21		Chase Ross misses two point jump shot
17:19		David Joplin offensive rebound
17:15		Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks David Joplin's two point jump shot
17:13		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
16:51		Steven Ashworth turnover (out of bounds)
16:38		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
16:36		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
16:20		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
16:18		Kam Jones defensive rebound
16:11		Jamiya Neal shooting foul (Kam Jones draws the foul)
16:11	+1	Kam Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-51
16:11	+1	Kam Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-51
15:49		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
15:47		Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
15:47		Kam Jones personal foul
15:47		TV timeout
15:35		Mason Miller misses three point jump shot
15:33		Chase Ross defensive rebound
15:19	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	44-51
14:50	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists)	44-53
14:35		Chase Ross misses three point jump shot
14:33		Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
14:32		Chase Ross blocks Jackson McAndrew's two point layup
14:30		Bluejays offensive rebound
14:25		Zaide Lowery personal foul
14:15		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
14:13		Zaide Lowery defensive rebound
14:13		Ryan Kalkbrenner personal foul
13:56		Jasen Green personal foul
13:49		Kam Jones misses two point jump shot
13:47		Jasen Green defensive rebound
13:21	+2	Jasen Green makes two point dunk (Steven Ashworth assists)	44-55
13:08	+3	Royce Parham makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	47-55
12:46		David Joplin personal foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
12:30		Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass) (Zaide Lowery steals)
12:21	+2	Kam Jones makes two point jump shot	49-55
12:11		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
12:07		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
11:56		Jasen Green blocks David Joplin's two point layup
11:54		David Joplin offensive rebound
11:50		David Joplin misses two point layup
11:48		Damarius Owens offensive rebound
11:35	+2	Kam Jones makes two point jump shot	51-55
11:27		Bluejays 30 second timeout
11:27		TV timeout
11:15		David Joplin shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
11:15		TV timeout
11:15		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:15		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:15		Zaide Lowery defensive rebound
10:56	+2	David Joplin makes two point jump shot	53-55
10:30		Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot
10:28		Kam Jones defensive rebound
10:18	+3	Kam Jones makes three point jump shot (Royce Parham assists)	56-55
10:04		Royce Parham personal foul
9:52	+3	Jamiya Neal makes three point jump shot (Isaac Traudt assists)	56-58
9:30		Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot
9:28		Royce Parham offensive rebound
9:08		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
9:06		Stevie Mitchell offensive rebound
8:56		Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Kam Jones's two point layup
8:54		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
8:46	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point jump shot	56-60
8:34		Jamiya Neal personal foul
8:25	+3	David Joplin makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	59-60
7:58		Royce Parham personal foul (Jasen Green draws the foul)
7:58		TV timeout
7:40		Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot
7:38		Royce Parham defensive rebound
7:28		David Joplin turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Traudt steals)
7:07		Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot
7:05		Kam Jones defensive rebound
6:40		Zaide Lowery misses two point jump shot
6:38		David Joplin offensive rebound
6:34	+2	David Joplin makes two point layup	61-60
6:25	+2	Fedor Žugić makes two point layup	61-62
6:05		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
6:03		Isaac Traudt defensive rebound
5:51		Royce Parham personal foul (Fedor Žugić draws the foul)
5:51	+1	Fedor Žugić makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-63
5:51	+1	Fedor Žugić makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-64
5:29		Chase Ross misses two point layup
5:27		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
5:25		Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass) (Chase Ross steals)
5:18	+2	Chase Ross makes two point layup (Kam Jones assists)	63-64
5:08		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
5:06		Royce Parham defensive rebound
4:50		Royce Parham misses three point jump shot
4:48		Zaide Lowery offensive rebound
4:45		Zaide Lowery misses two point dunk
4:43		Fedor Žugić defensive rebound
4:29		Jamiya Neal misses two point layup
4:27		David Joplin defensive rebound
4:01		David Joplin misses two point jump shot
3:59		Bluejays defensive rebound
3:59		TV timeout
3:42		Bluejays 30 second timeout
3:33	+3	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)	63-67
3:14	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	65-67
2:50	+3	Jamiya Neal makes three point jump shot	65-70
2:24		Kam Jones misses two point jump shot
2:22		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
2:05		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
2:03		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
1:52	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	67-70
1:52		Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
1:36	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point layup	67-72
1:16		Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot
1:14		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
0:45	+3	Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot	67-75
0:38		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
0:36		Jasen Green defensive rebound
0:33		Stevie Mitchell personal foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
0:33	+1	Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-76
0:33	+1	Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-77
0:24		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
0:22		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound