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Marquette’s hard-fought comeback falls short against Creighton, 71-68

Marquette women’s basketball fell to 2-4 on the season in true road games with its 71-68 loss Wednesday night at Creighton.

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Creighton women’s basketball (13-3, 5-0 Big East) survives Marquette’s (10-5, 2-2 Big East) comeback behind a hot shooting night from downtown. The Bluejays outlasted the Golden Eagles, 71-68 thanks to a miss in the waning seconds of the game Wednesday night at D.J. Sokol Arena.

Comeback falls short

Marquette finished the game on a 6-0 run and a 14-3 extended run after facing deficits of 45-30 and 68-54 by holding Creighton to 0-for-7 from the field to end the game.