Omaha, Neb. -- Led by a combined 61 points from , and , the Creighton men's basketball cruised to an 92-75 win over Marquette on Wednesday, Jan. 1 to open up BIG EAST play.
Creighton moves to 12-2 on the season and 1-0 in BIG EAST play, while Marquette falls to 10-3 overall and 0-1 in conference action.
Ballock led all scorers with 24 points on 5-of-9 from behind the arc. Alexander added 21 points, eight rebounds and six steals, with Jefferson contributed 17. Zegarowski (17) and junior (10) also reached double-figures. Creighton shot 50 percent for the game (33-66) while draining 9-of-23 three-pointers (39.