The early window of college basketball action on Wednesday night provided plenty of drama, from Marquette's Markus Howard dropping a career-high (and Big East-record) 53 points in a wild 106–104 overtime win over Creighton to multiple unexpected top-25 upsets.
Howard's effort nearly went wasted in regulation, as the No. 21 Golden Eagles trailed the Bluejays by five with only three seconds remaining. After Joseph Chartouny put back his own miss, Creighton turned it over on the inbounds, giving Marquette the ball back with 0.8 seconds remaining. Enter Sam Hauser.
Hauser's heroics sent the game to an extra period, which is when Howard kicked his already-impressive night into another gear.