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The first No. 1 ranking in Villanova history is about to go away. The one team that could benefit from the Wildcats still having it is Marquette. Any extra notoriety for a potential upset could help a Golden Eagles team needing a statement-making victory to get on the NCAA Tournament bubble. Continue to Article

February 26, 2016 5:03:pm EST

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Henry Ellenson scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Marquette beat Creighton 66-61 on Wednesday night to split the season series. Continue to Article

February 24, 2016 10:35:pm EST

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- James Milliken made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:04 left to help Creighton beat Marquette 65-62 on Saturday night. Continue to Article

February 13, 2016 10:23:pm EST

When Maurice Watson transferred from Boston University to Creighton, he encountered plenty of doubters who told him he lacked the size to survive in the Big East. Watson played the best game of his career Tuesday night, challenging and usually beating bigger defenders with his drives while scoring 32 points in the Bluejays' 70-56 upset of fifth-ranked Xavier. The last part of that remark was aimed at prognosticators who picked the Bluejays ninth in the Big East, perhaps not believing Watson was up to the task of replacing three-year starting point guard Austin Chatman. Continue to Article

February 10, 2016 4:07:pm EST

Maurice Watson scored a career-high 32 points and Creighton rode a fast start to a 70-56 upset of No. 5 Xavier on Tuesday night. The Bluejays (16-9, 7-5 Big East) used an early 16-0 run to take a 17-point lead 9 minutes into the game and then held off the Musketeers after they pulled within five with 6 minutes left. Xavier (21-3, 9-3) got 17 points from Jalen Reynolds and 14 from James Farr, but emerging star Trevon Bluiett was held to two points. Continue to Article

February 09, 2016 10:45:pm EST