#MUBB Welcomes Creighton For Gold Out Tuesday Night

Tuesday, January 27

Milwaukee, WI

8:30 P.M. CT

Marquette University

Creighton

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#MUBB Welcomes Creighton For Gold Out Tuesday Night

1/26/2026 12:13:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Marquette University men's basketball team (7-14, 2-8 BIG EAST) returns to Fiserv Forum on Tuesday, Jan. 27 when the squad hosts Creighton at 8:30 p.m. CT in BIG EAST action. TNT/truTV feature the national television broadcast, with Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Grant Hill (analyst) and Andy Katz (reporter) calling the action. Following Tuesday's outing, the Golden Eagles hit the road to face Seton Hall on Jan. 31.

All-Time Series Dates Back To 1922-23

Marquette's all-time series against Creighton spans nearly the entirety of the program's 109-year history.

The Golden Eagles own a 60-42 advantage in the series and have claimed four of the last six 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 Bluejays claimed the first meeting this season, winning 84-63 on Dec. 20, 2025. Freshman guard Nigel James Jr. led all scorers with 23 points.

Mitchell Honored With McCahill Award

Former guard Stevie Mitchell is the recipient of the 80th annual Robert L. and William P. McCahill Award, the highest honor bestowed upon a Marquette student-athlete, and he will be honored at Tuesday night's game against Creighton.

Mitchell, the 2024-25 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Scholar Athlete of the Year and a College Sports Communicators (CSC) First Team Academic All-American®, was a four-time member of BIG EAST All-Academic Team who graduated in May 2024 with two bachelor's degrees in finance and information systems.

Mitchell was one of just two players in Marquette men's basketball history to earn first team recognition, was just the third men's basketball player to be honored at least twice, and the 14th student-athlete in Marquette history to earn recognition by the CSC on more than one occasion.

On the court, Mitchell was highly regarded for his defensive play as he was named a semifinalist for the Naismith DPOY award and was a finalist for the Lefty Driesell Award.

Parham Picks It Up In League Play

Sophomore forward Royce Parham made his first-career start in the league opener and has now reached double figures in scoring in 7-of-10 BIG EAST outings.

A starter in each conference game, he is second on the team with 12.4 points per contest and is shooting 49.5 percent (46-of-93) from the floor while contributing 3.9 boards per contest in 32.3 minutes per night.

In BIG EAST outings from inside the 3-point line, Parham is converting on 37-of-61 (60.7 percent) of his shots from the floor. In the team's two games last week, he averaged 16.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocked shots per contest, including a career-best four swats against Providence.

Ross Joins Exclusive Marquette Club

With a 3-pointer midway through the second half at St. John's on Jan. 13, senior guard Chase Ross became the 55th player in Marquette history to score 1,000 career points.

Ross finished the night with 20 points on 6-of-11 shooting and also chipped in four rebounds, three steals and two assists in 37 minutes of action.

The Dallas native is currently in possession of 1,059 points (47th all-time) and he has reached double figures in 18-of-21 outings, a mark he hit 18 times total in 34 outings in 2024-25. He is also now seventh all-time at Marquette with 193 career steals and ranks first in the BIG EAST and 18th in the nation in steals per game (2.4) through games of Jan. 25.

With Ross scoring 1,000 points, he became the fifth player under Shaka Smart to reach the total, joining Oso Ighodaro, Kam Jones, David Joplin and Tyler Kolek.