
#10/9 Marquette Hosts Creighton Sunday At 2 p.m.
3/1/2019 9:29:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Last two home games at Fiserv Forum Sold Out
The No. 10/9 Marquette University men's basketball team (23-5, 12-3 BIG EAST) returns home to host Creighton (15-13, 6-9 BIG EAST) on Sunday, March 3 at 2 p.m. CT in Fiserv Forum. FS1 will feature the television broadcast, with Aaron Goldsmith (play-by-play) and Len Elmore (analyst) calling the action. Following Sunday's outing, the Golden Eagles will wrap up the road portion of their non-conference schedule at Seton Hall on Wednesday, March 6.
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All-Time Series Dates Back To 1922-23
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Marquette's all-time series against Creighton spans nearly the entirety of the program's 100-year history.Â
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In the first matchup this year, Sam Hauser's 3-pointer as time expired in regulation forced overtime and Marquette was able to hold off the Bluejays 106-104 on Jan. 9 in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Prior to 2013-14, the most recent meeting between the two programs came in the 1998 National Invitation Tournament. MU posted an 80-68 victory in the opening round at the BMO Harris Bradley Center en route to an appearance in the event's quarterfinals.
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Marquette has claimed each of the last six outings overall and 7-of-9 dating back to the 2014-15 campaign.
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MU Holds Title Hopes In Own Hands
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As the final week of the regular season approaches, Marquette has already clinched a top-two finish in the league and now has its sights set on the program's first-ever outright BIG EAST title.
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 The Golden Eagles earned a three-way share of first place with Georgetown and Louisville in 2012-13, but tiebreakers gave MU the No. 3 seed in the tourney. Wins in each of the last three outings would assure Marquette (12-3) of the championship, while Villanova (12-4) has only two outings remaining in the regular season and could only get to 14 victories. Â
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MU has never been higher than the No. 2 seed, which came in 2011-12.
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