Usually holding an opponent to 40-percent shooting from the field and 30-percent shooting from the perimeter is enough to win a game.
“If you would have told me this morning that we would’ve held Creighton to 66 points, I would’ve thought we’d have a great chance to win,” Marquette head coach Steve Wojciechowski said.
But the Golden Eagles could not get past their inability to hold onto the ball and stay out of foul trouble, suffering a 66-60 upset against the Creighton Bluejays at Fiserv Forum.
Turnovers proved to be problematic from the opening whistle. Five of MU’s first six possessions resulted in turnovers.