A hot start dissipated quickly for DePaul (6-12, 0-6 Big East) as they could never catch up to Creighton (12-6, 4-2) in a 91-80 loss.
The Blue Demons opened up the game with three straight three-pointers, with another bucket from Rashaun Stimage for emphasis, to jump out to a 11-0 lead at the under-16 timeout.
The Jays got on the board immediately following the timeout and started to climb back in. They went on an 8-0 run to toe the game at 18-18 before taking the lead two possessions later on a three.
DePaul and Creighton traded the lead until there was just over four minutes to go in the half.