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Junior Allazia Blockton appeared to have done it again. Marquette’s leading scorer buried a fadeaway jumper on the right wing to give the Golden Eagles a two-point lead with about four seconds to go.
Instead, Creighton’s Audrey Faber stole the spotlight, driving to the hoop on Marquette junior Erika Davenport and getting the layup plus the foul with two seconds left. Faber’s ensuing free throw lifted the Blue Jays (14-9, 8-5 BIG EAST) to a 74-73 upset over the Golden Eagles (15-8, 9-3 BIG EAST) and snapped Marquette’s 16-game home winning streak.
“Our team has to learn,” Marquette head coach Carolyn Kieger said.