No. 8 Marquette and Creighton are coming off of the opposite sides of the spectrum of victory with their wins on New Year’s Eve. The Golden Eagles convincingly defeated Providence 78-50 at Amica Mutual Pavilion, while the Bluejays snuck by St. John’s at home, 57-56, in a game that came down to the final possession.
Marquette (12-2, 3-0 Big East) will take on Creighton (9-5, 2-1 Big East) on Jan. 3 at Fiserv Forum. The two teams split last year’s season series, with both sides winning on their respective home floor.
In the Shaka Smart era, the Golden Eagles have gone 3-4 against the Bluejays in the schools’ seven matchups since Smart took-over in 2021.