Creighton and DePaul posted Friday victories while five league teams prepare for Saturday contests.
Creighton (7-3) used a 14-2 run in the second half to pull away from Green Bay and record an 86-65 win before 17,147 at the CHI Health Center. All four Bluejays who reached double figures are guards. Mitch Ballock led with 19 points followed by Ty-Shon Alexander (17 points), Marcus Zegarowski (13) and Kaleb Joseph (11). Creighton shot 14-of-33 from 3-point range. The Bluejays have made 117 3-pointers, the most in school history after 10 games.
Max Strus registered career highs of 34 points and 13 rebounds in a 90-70 victory against Illinois-Chicago.