In a battle of teams unbeaten in conference play, No. 13 Creighton defeated No. 10 Marquette (25-21, 25-23, 27-29, 29-31, 15-8) at the Al McGuire CEnter Saturday night.
Marquette almost lost the match much earlier. After losing the first two sets, the Golden Eagles were down again in the third set. MU battled through two match points, but then the referees incorrectly signaled that Creighton won a challenge and completed a three-set sweep. Instead, Marquette received the point to tie the third set at 24-24 and eventually won the set 29-27.
“It was a great effort,” head coach Ryan Theis said.