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Butler and Marquette delivered impressive victories Saturday afternoon, but neither team could enjoy it long because they start a five-game Martin Luther King Jr. Day televised Big East marathon. Marquette (12-5, 3-2) will play at No. 12 Butler (15-3, 4-2) at noon ET on Monday at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler rallied from a 31-25 halftime deficit to defeat No. 15 Xavier 83-78 on Saturday. Continue to Article

January 15, 2017 3:14:pm EST

Creighton is playing a game Saturday because the Bluejays were told they had to. The Bluejays were required by Big East Conference officials to schedule a game Saturday so that all 10 teams in the league had less than a 48-hour turnaround before Monday's Big East Marathon for Martin Luther King Day. Eight Big East schools were already scheduled to play conference games while Georgetown had a scheduled non-conference matchup against Connecticut. Continue to Article

January 13, 2017 9:35:pm EST

The analytics website KenPom.com gives the Bluejays a 100 percent chance of beating their Division II opponent from Kirksville, Missouri. Told that, Truman State coach Chris Foster burst out laughing. Blame the Big East. Continue to Article

January 12, 2017 3:45:pm EST

In the final seconds of his team’s 75-64 victory over Butler on Wednesday night, Creighton point guard Maurice Watson gave the home crowd a scare. Watson clutched his left knee and writhed on the floor after a collision with Butler forward Kelan Martin. “I was guessing he just wanted a little more attention,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott told FS1’s studio crew after the game. Continue to Article

January 11, 2017 11:49:pm EST