Photo by Helen Dudley
Creighton made a mistake against Marquette while down one point with 3:20 to go in the second half. Teams make these micro-issues all the time but usually get away with it unscathed.
Not this time.
As Marquette senior Andrew Rowsey dribbled the ball about 30 feet from the hoop, sophomore Sam Hauser ran over to set a screen for him before quickly scurrying toward the basket. A miscommunication between Bluejay guards Davion Mintz and Marcus Foster left both of them taking a few steps in Hauser’s direction, leaving Rowsey alone.
As soon as Mintz’s feet encroached on the 3-point line, Rowsey started his shooting motion, knees and elbows perfectly aligned, and shoulders brought slightly forward.