MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- After making just 3-of-20 three-pointers in the first half, No. 10 Marquette made triples and outrebounded CU 22-9 after the break to post a 72-67 win over No. 22 Creighton in a battle of two teams picked atop the BIG EAST preseason poll. The game was played in front of a Fiserv Forum record for a Marquette contest of 18,086.
Creighton (9-4) suffered its second consecutive BIG EAST loss to open league play, while Marquette improved to 11-3 (2-1 BIG EAST) while tying a BIG EAST record with its 20th straight home win in league play.