Saturday, December 20
Omaha, NE
7:30 P.M. CT
Marquette University
5-8,0-2Big East
63
at
84
Creighton
7-5,2-0Big East
1
2
F
Marquette
32
31
63
Creighton
46
38
84
#MUBB Falls 84-63 At Creighton
12/20/2025 9:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball
James Jr. finishes with career-high 23 points
The Marquette University men's basketball team (5-8, 0-2 BIG EAST) continued BIG EAST Conference play on Saturday night with a 84-63 loss against Creighton (7-5, 2-0 BIG EAST) at CHI Health Center Omaha.
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Freshman guard Nigel James Jr. finished with a career-high 23 points and senior guard Chase Ross chipped in nine points.
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Marquette concluded the night shooting just 34.4 percent from the floor and was never able to make an extended run into the double-digit halftime deficit. Creighton, however, knocked down 10 treys on the night and finished the evening shooting 46.8 percent from the floor.
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The Golden Eagles opened the game scoring nine of the first 11 points on the night, but Creighton quickly found its rhythm offensively and turned the deficit into a 46-32 halftime advantage. MU finished the opening 20 minutes shooting 38.2 percent from the floor, while the Bluejays knocked down 50.0 percent of their opportunities, including six treys.
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UP NEXT: The Golden Eagles continue BIG EAST Conference play on Tuesday, Dec. 30 against Seton Hall at 6 p.m. CT at Fiserv Forum.
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Freshman guard Nigel James Jr. finished with a career-high 23 points and senior guard Chase Ross chipped in nine points.
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Marquette concluded the night shooting just 34.4 percent from the floor and was never able to make an extended run into the double-digit halftime deficit. Creighton, however, knocked down 10 treys on the night and finished the evening shooting 46.8 percent from the floor.
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The Golden Eagles opened the game scoring nine of the first 11 points on the night, but Creighton quickly found its rhythm offensively and turned the deficit into a 46-32 halftime advantage. MU finished the opening 20 minutes shooting 38.2 percent from the floor, while the Bluejays knocked down 50.0 percent of their opportunities, including six treys.
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UP NEXT: The Golden Eagles continue BIG EAST Conference play on Tuesday, Dec. 30 against Seton Hall at 6 p.m. CT at Fiserv Forum.
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NOTABLES
- James Jr. has reached double figures in five of the last six outings and scored 15 of the team's 32 first-half points
- Forward Damarius Owens finished with a personal-best seven rebounds for the second-straight game
- Marquette players will head home on Sunday to spend the holidays with friends and family before returning to campus on Dec. 26.
- Junior guard Zaide Lowery (personal reasons) didn't make the trip to Omaha
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Team Stats
Marq
CU
FG%
.344
.468
3FG%
.333
.370
FT%
.550
.800
RB
37
44
TO
12
12
STL
8
7
Game Leaders
Pts
23
FGM
8
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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