The Gavitt Tipoff Games continued Tuesday with No. 22/23 Creighton knocking off No. 9/10 Wisconsin 79-67 and Georgetown losing to Maryland 76-75.
Creighton shot 50 percent from the floor and placed four players in double figures against Wisconsin. The Bluejays played a disciplined game, committing only seven turnovers while forcing the Badgers into 16 miscues. The three-guard lineup of Khyri Thomas, Maurice Watson Jr. and Marcus Foster provided the offensive punch. Thomas led the way with 18 points followed by Watson Jr. (17) and Foster (15).
CenturyLink Center was sold out with 17,879 fans in attendance. The Bluejays (2-0) own nine top-10 wins in school history and four of those have come as a BIG EAST member.