No. 10 #MUBB Heads To No. 19 Creighton On Tuesday

The No. 10 Marquette University men's basketball team (21-6, 13-3 BIG EAST) heads to No. 19 Creighton (18-9, 12-4 BIG EAST) on Feb. 21 for a top-25 matchup at 7:30 p.m. CT in the CHI Health Center Omaha. FS1 features the television broadcast, with Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) and Nick Bahe (analyst) calling the action. Following Tuesday's outing, the Golden Eagles return home to host DePaul on Feb. 25 for a "Gold Out" game at Fiserv Forum.

All-Time Series Dates Back To 1922-23

Marquette's all-time series against Creighton spans nearly the entirety of the program's 104-year history.

The Golden Eagles own a 57-38 advantage in the all-time series, but the Bluejays have claimed three of the last five outings.

Prior to 2013-14, when the Bluejays joined the BIG EAST, 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 Bradley Center en route to an appearance in the event's quarterfinals.

The Golden Eagles claimed a 69-58 win in the first meeting this season on Dec. 16, the league opener for both programs. MU led 40-31 at the intermission and forward Oso Ighodaro paced three players in double figures with 16 points.

MU Exceeding Preseason Expectations

Picked to finish ninth in the preseason coaches poll and without a player on the all-league roster, MU (13-3) is currently in sole possession of first place ahead of three teams at 12-4 is the league's top-ranked squad in the Associated Press poll.

No. 10 Marquette, off to its best league start since 2011-12 (13-3), is one of five BIG EAST programs (Xavier - 16, Creighton - 19, UConn - 18, Providence - 24) in the latest rankings. MU's ranking matches its best of the season and is the program's highest since climbing to No. 8 late in the 2011-12 campaign.

The Feb. 15 win over Xavier gave the team at least one win over every league opponent for the first time since the program joined the BIG EAST in 2005-06.

Marquette's last regular-season league title came in 2012-13 (shared with Louisville and Georgetown) and the team also claimed the Great Midwest Conference championship in 1993-94 and the Conference USA crown in 2002-03.

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Oso Ighodaro