Creighton Bluejays vs Marquette Golden Eagles

College Basketball

Creighton

12-9

62-86

Final

Marquette

8-14

Fiserv Forum

Lead tracker

CREI leadsBiggest lead CREI 2, MARQ 31

MARQ leads

Team	1H	2H	T
CREI	23	39	62
MARQ	52	34	86

Who won: Marquette 86-62

The Marquette Golden Eagles beat the Creighton Bluejays 86-62 on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at Fiserv Forum. The Marquette outscored the Creighton 52-23 in the 1st half. Nigel James Jr. led the Marquette in points (21). Austin Swartz led the Creighton in points (17).

Player of the game

Nigel James Jr.

MARQ · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL

8.8

Win probability

100%MARQ final

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:10
Steal
Chase Ross Steal.
C. Ross · 13 PTS
H2 0:10
TO
Bad pass turnover
Kerem Konan bad pass turnover
K. Konan
H2 0:23
+2
Driving layup
Chase Ross makes driving layup
C. Ross · 13 PTS
CREI 62 - 86 MARQ
H2 0:48
Defensive rebound
Ben Gold Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:51
Misses 27-foot three point jumper
Fedor Zugic misses 27-foot three point jumper
F. Zugic · 5 PTS
H2 1:17
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Adrien Stevens makes free throw 2 of 2
A. Stevens · 14 PTS
CREI 62 - 84 MARQ
H2 1:17
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Adrien Stevens makes free throw 1 of 2
A. Stevens · 14 PTS
CREI 62 - 83 MARQ
H2 1:17
Foul on Austin Swartz
Foul on Austin Swartz.
A. Swartz · 17 PTS
H2 1:22
Steal
Adrien Stevens Steal.
A. Stevens · 14 PTS
H2 1:22
TO
Bad pass turnover
Austin Swartz bad pass turnover
A. Swartz · 17 PTS
SLAMH2 1:37
Dunk, 1 ft
N. James Jr. · 21 PTS
Nigel James Jr. makes 1-foot dunk
CREI 62 - 82 MARQ
H2 1:42
Steal
Nigel James Jr. Steal.
N. James Jr. · 21 PTS
H2 1:42
TO
Bad pass turnover
Austin Swartz bad pass turnover
A. Swartz · 17 PTS
H2 1:53
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Nigel James Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
N. James Jr. · 21 PTS
CREI 62 - 80 MARQ
H2 1:53
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Nigel James Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
N. James Jr. · 21 PTS
CREI 62 - 79 MARQ
H2 1:53
Foul on Austin Swartz
Foul on Austin Swartz.
A. Swartz · 17 PTS
H2 1:58
+2
Hook shot, 11 ft
Blake Harper makes 11-foot hook shot
B. Harper · 15 PTS
CREI 62 - 78 MARQ
THREEH2 2:18
Three! Jumper, 30 ft
N. James Jr. · 21 PTS · ast R. Parham
Nigel James Jr. makes 30-foot three point jumper (Royce Parham assists)
CREI 60 - 78 MARQ
H2 2:43CRE
Shorttimeout
Creighton Timeout
H2 2:45
+2
Layup
Jasen Green makes layup (Austin Swartz assists)
J. Green · 8 PTS · ast A. Swartz
CREI 60 - 75 MARQ
SLAMH2 3:02
Alley oop dunk, 1 ft
R. Parham · 19 PTS · ast N. James Jr.
Royce Parham makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Nigel James Jr. assists)
CREI 58 - 75 MARQ
THREEH2 3:26
Three! Jumper, 25 ft
A. Swartz · 17 PTS · ast J. Dix
Austin Swartz makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Dix assists)
CREI 58 - 73 MARQ
H2 3:28
Offensive rebound
Jasen Green Offensive Rebound.