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Marquette holds off Creighton 66-61

OMAHA, Neb. -- Henry Ellenson scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Marquette beat Creighton 66-61 on Wednesday night to split the season series.

Jajuan Johnson added 15 points and nine rebounds, Duane Wilson had 14 points and Marquette (18-10, 7-8 Big East) made 10 of 12 free throws.

Trailing by 10 at halftime, Creighton rallied from a 15-point deficit to within 53-52 on Isaiah Zierden's free throw while Marquette went over nine minutes without hitting a field goal.

The Golden Eagles stayed ahead 56-53 on free throws by Wilson, but Zierden's 3 tied it at 56 with 4:17 left.