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No. 8 Marquette beats Creighton 79-71 to stay unbeaten in Big East play

AP
Jan 03, 2025

MILWAUKEE (AP) Kam Jones overcame a slow start to collect 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists as No. 8 Marquette defeated Creighton 79-71 on Friday night to remain unbeaten in Big East competition.

Stevie Mitchell added 18 points to help Marquette (13-2, 4-0) win its fourth straight. Ryan Kalkbrenner had 16 points and 12 rebounds for Creighton (9-6, 2-2).

Jones missed his first seven shots and went scoreless for the first 17 ½ minutes of the game before hitting a 3-pointer to start a 16-0 run. Jones’ driving layup with 38 seconds left in the half broke a tie and put Marquette in front for good.

Creighton: Kalkbrenner has made nearly two-thirds of his career field-goal attempts, but he shot just 4 of 11 from the floor Friday. Kalkbrenner increased his career point total to 2,010. The only other players to score at least 2,000 points from Creighton are Doug McDermott (3,150 from 2010-14), Rodney Buford (2,116 from 1995-99) and Bob Harstad (2,110 from 1987-91).

Marquette: The Golden Eagles never could pull away from Creighton but still made enough plays down the stretch to extend their winning streak.

Creighton trailed 64-60 with 7:05 left when Fredrick King was at the line trying to complete a three-point play. After King missed his free throw, Jasen Green got the offensive rebound and had a chance to cut Marquette’s lead to two, but he missed. Marquette’s David Joplin then hit a layup on the other end to extend the lead to six. Marquette stayed ahead by at least five the rest of the way.

Creighton shot just 40% overall and 22.6% (7 of 31) from 3-point range.

Creighton visits Butler on Jan. 11, and Marquette hosts Georgetown on Tuesday.

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1st Half
CREI
Bluejays
35
MARQ
Golden Eagles
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bluejays gains possession)
19:33	+3	Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)	3-0
19:12		Kam Jones misses two point jump shot
19:10		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
18:47	+2	Jackson McAndrew makes two point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)	5-0
18:37		Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot
18:35		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
18:21		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point jump shot
18:19		Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
18:14		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
18:12		Chase Ross defensive rebound
18:04		Ben Gold misses three point jump shot
18:02		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
17:31		David Joplin shooting foul (Jamiya Neal draws the foul)
17:31	+1	Jamiya Neal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-0
17:31	+1	Jamiya Neal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-0
17:04		Jamiya Neal shooting foul (Stevie Mitchell draws the foul)
17:04	+1	Stevie Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-1
17:04	+1	Stevie Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-2
16:38		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
16:36		David Joplin defensive rebound
16:10	+2	David Joplin makes two point layup	7-4
15:47		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
15:45		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
15:42		TV timeout
15:30	+3	Chase Ross makes three point jump shot (David Joplin assists)	7-7
15:09		Jasen Green turnover (bad pass) (David Joplin steals)
14:59		Zaide Lowery misses three point jump shot
14:57		Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
14:35	+2	Jackson McAndrew makes two point layup (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)	9-7
14:27		Chase Ross offensive foul
14:27		Chase Ross turnover (offensive foul)
14:17		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
14:15		David Joplin defensive rebound
13:57	+3	Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	9-10
13:31		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
13:29		Kam Jones defensive rebound
13:15		Zaide Lowery misses three point jump shot
13:13		Mason Miller defensive rebound
13:04		Zaide Lowery shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
13:04	+1	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-10
13:04	+1	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-10
12:57		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
12:55		Ben Gold offensive rebound
12:45		Kam Jones misses two point layup
12:43		Mason Miller defensive rebound
12:20		Mason Miller misses three point jump shot
12:18		Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
12:14		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
12:11		Bluejays offensive rebound
12:00	+3	Isaac Traudt makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)	14-10
11:50		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
11:48		Fredrick King defensive rebound
11:36	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point jump shot	16-10
11:23	+3	Royce Parham makes three point jump shot (Damarius Owens assists)	16-13
11:03		Mason Miller turnover (bad pass)
11:03		TV timeout
10:49		Royce Parham misses two point jump shot
10:47		Damarius Owens offensive rebound
10:46	+2	Damarius Owens makes two point layup	16-15
10:39		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup
10:37		Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
10:36		Royce Parham shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
10:36		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:36	+1	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-15
10:16		Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup
10:14		Bluejays defensive rebound
9:50		David Joplin shooting foul (Mason Miller draws the foul)
9:50		Mason Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:50	+1	Mason Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-15
9:36	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup	18-17
9:22		Fedor Žugić turnover (traveling)
9:03	+3	Stevie Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	18-20
8:52	+3	Fedor Žugić makes three point jump shot (Isaac Traudt assists)	21-20
8:39	+2	Royce Parham makes two point layup (Kam Jones assists)	21-22
8:24		Fedor Žugić turnover (bad pass) (Stevie Mitchell steals)
8:21	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup	21-24
8:19		TV timeout
8:04	+2	Steven Ashworth makes two point layup	23-24
7:55		Royce Parham misses three point jump shot
7:53		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
7:47	+2	Jasen Green makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists)	25-24
7:39	+3	Stevie Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	25-27
7:30		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
7:03		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
7:01		Jasen Green defensive rebound
6:54		Jasen Green turnover (bad pass) (Kam Jones steals)
6:47		Chase Ross misses three point jump shot
6:45		Chase Ross offensive rebound
6:29		Kam Jones misses two point jump shot
6:27		Kam Jones offensive rebound
6:25		Kam Jones misses two point layup
6:23		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
6:10		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
6:08		Jasen Green offensive rebound
5:53		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup
5:51		Kam Jones defensive rebound
5:34		Kam Jones misses two point jump shot
5:32		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
5:20		Stevie Mitchell personal foul
5:07	+2	Fredrick King makes two point dunk (Steven Ashworth assists)	27-27
4:55		Damarius Owens misses two point jump shot
4:53		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
4:29		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
4:27		Damarius Owens defensive rebound
4:20		Damarius Owens misses two point layup
4:18		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
4:15		Mason Miller misses three point jump shot
4:13		Damarius Owens defensive rebound
4:07		Zaide Lowery misses three point jump shot
4:05		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
3:52	+3	Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)	30-27
3:51		TV timeout
3:51		Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
3:46		Chase Ross turnover (out of bounds)
3:37		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
3:35		David Joplin defensive rebound
3:22		Ben Gold turnover (lost ball) (Steven Ashworth steals)
3:16	+2	Mason Miller makes two point layup (Jamiya Neal assists)	32-27
3:03		Ben Gold turnover (bad pass) (Jamiya Neal steals)
2:55	+3	Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists)	35-27
2:44		Jamiya Neal personal foul
2:29	+3	Kam Jones makes three point jump shot (Chase Ross assists)	35-30
2:09		Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass) (Kam Jones steals)
2:02		Steven Ashworth personal foul
1:46	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup	35-32
1:17		Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (lost ball) (Royce Parham steals)
1:02	+3	Royce Parham makes three point jump shot (Kam Jones assists)	35-35
0:44		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
0:42		Golden Eagles defensive rebound
0:35	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	35-37
0:34		Bluejays 30 second timeout
0:10		Royce Parham blocks Jackson McAndrew's two point layup
0:08		Royce Parham defensive rebound
0:03		Chase Ross misses two point layup
0:02		Zaide Lowery offensive rebound
0:01	+2	Zaide Lowery makes two point layup	35-39
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CREI
Bluejays
36
MARQ
Golden Eagles
40

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	35-41
19:19		Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot
19:17		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
19:09		Kam Jones turnover (Jamiya Neal steals)
19:04		Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot
19:02		Kam Jones defensive rebound
18:56		Jamiya Neal blocks Stevie Mitchell's two point layup
18:54		Golden Eagles offensive rebound
18:49		Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot
18:47		Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
18:29		Ben Gold blocks Steven Ashworth's two point layup
18:27		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
18:22		Jasen Green shooting foul (Ben Gold draws the foul)
18:22	+1	Ben Gold makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-42
18:22	+1	Ben Gold makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-43
18:08	+2	Steven Ashworth makes two point jump shot	37-43
17:52		Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot
17:50		David Joplin offensive rebound
17:44	+3	Kam Jones makes three point jump shot (David Joplin assists)	37-46
17:23		Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (out of bounds)
17:00		Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot
16:58		Jackson McAndrew personal foul
16:43		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
16:41		Stevie Mitchell offensive rebound
16:38	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point jump shot	37-48
16:18		Chase Ross shooting foul (Jamiya Neal draws the foul)
16:18	+1	Jamiya Neal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-48
16:18		Jamiya Neal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:18		Kam Jones defensive rebound
16:09		Kam Jones misses two point layup
16:07		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
16:04		Jamiya Neal turnover (Stevie Mitchell steals)
16:00	+2	Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup	38-50
15:36		Jackson McAndrew turnover (Stevie Mitchell steals)
15:34		Steven Ashworth personal foul
15:34		TV timeout
15:12	+3	Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Stevie Mitchell assists)	38-53
14:52	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Mason Miller assists)	40-53
14:52		Ben Gold shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
14:52	+1	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-53
14:37	+3	Zaide Lowery makes three point jump shot (Chase Ross assists)	41-56
14:15		Zaide Lowery personal foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
13:59	+2	Isaac Traudt makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists)	43-56
13:47		David Joplin turnover (traveling)
13:37		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
13:35		Jamiya Neal offensive rebound
13:33	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point layup	45-56
13:13		Kam Jones turnover (Steven Ashworth steals)
13:07	+3	Jamiya Neal makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)	48-56
13:04		Golden Eagles 30 second timeout
13:04		TV timeout
12:41		Zaide Lowery misses three point jump shot
12:39		Mason Miller defensive rebound
12:31	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists)	50-56
12:15		Royce Parham misses three point jump shot
12:13		Mason Miller defensive rebound
11:47		David Joplin blocks Isaac Traudt's three point jump shot
11:45		David Joplin defensive rebound
11:27		Zaide Lowery misses three point jump shot
11:25		Mason Miller defensive rebound
11:20	+3	Jamiya Neal makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists)	53-56
11:06		Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul (David Joplin draws the foul)
11:06		TV timeout
11:06	+1	David Joplin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-57
11:06	+1	David Joplin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-58
10:47		Mason Miller misses three point jump shot
10:45		Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
10:42		Chase Ross shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
10:42	+1	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-58
10:42		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:42		David Joplin defensive rebound
10:28	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup	54-60
9:58		Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive foul
9:58		Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (offensive foul)
9:41		Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot
9:39		Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
9:28	+2	Jamiya Neal makes two point layup	56-60
9:11	+2	Kam Jones makes two point jump shot	56-62
8:55	+2	Steven Ashworth makes two point jump shot	58-62
8:43		Jamiya Neal blocks Kam Jones's two point layup
8:41		Kam Jones offensive rebound
8:30		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
8:28		Jamiya Neal defensive rebound
8:19		David Joplin blocks Steven Ashworth's two point layup
8:17		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
8:12	+2	David Joplin makes two point layup (Stevie Mitchell assists)	58-64
7:52		Jasen Green misses three point jump shot
7:50		Stevie Mitchell defensive rebound
7:33		Kam Jones misses two point layup
7:31		Fredrick King defensive rebound
7:25		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
7:23		Ben Gold defensive rebound
7:11		Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot
7:09		Jasen Green defensive rebound
7:05	+2	Fredrick King makes two point layup (Jamiya Neal assists)	60-64
7:05		Stevie Mitchell shooting foul (Fredrick King draws the foul)
7:04		TV timeout
7:05		Fredrick King misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:05		Jasen Green offensive rebound
7:04		Jasen Green misses two point layup
7:02		Ben Gold defensive rebound
6:54	+2	David Joplin makes two point layup	60-66
6:40		Ben Gold personal foul
6:31		Ben Gold blocks Jamiya Neal's two point layup
6:29		Kam Jones defensive rebound
6:17		Kam Jones misses three point jump shot
6:15		Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound
6:11		Chase Ross personal foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
6:11	+1	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-66
6:11		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:11		Kam Jones defensive rebound
6:03		Jackson McAndrew personal foul (Kam Jones draws the foul)
5:56	+2	Kam Jones makes two point layup (Ben Gold assists)	61-68
5:43		David Joplin personal foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
5:43	+1	Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-68
5:43	+1	Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-68
5:23		Kam Jones misses two point layup
5:21		Jasen Green defensive rebound
5:03		Jamiya Neal turnover (bad pass)
4:35		Jasen Green shooting foul (Kam Jones draws the foul)
4:35	+1	Kam Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-69
4:35	+1	Kam Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-70
4:04		Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot
4:02		Ben Gold defensive rebound
3:39		David Joplin misses three point jump shot
3:37		Steven Ashworth defensive rebound
3:37		Stevie Mitchell personal foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul)
3:37		TV timeout
3:37	+1	Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-70
3:37	+1	Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-70
3:14		David Joplin misses two point jump shot
3:12		Jasen Green defensive rebound
3:05		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup
3:03		Kam Jones defensive rebound
2:53	+2	Kam Jones makes two point jump shot	65-72
2:32		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
2:30		Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
2:28		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup
2:27		Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
2:27		Kam Jones shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul)
2:27	+1	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-72
2:27	+1	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-72
2:14		Kam Jones misses two point jump shot
2:12		Stevie Mitchell offensive rebound
2:11		Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup
2:09		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
1:57		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
1:54		Isaac Traudt personal foul (Ben Gold draws the foul)
1:54		Ben Gold misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:54		Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
1:42		Bluejays 30 second timeout
1:32		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup
1:30		Ben Gold defensive rebound
1:16		Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot
1:14		Chase Ross offensive rebound
1:12	+2	Chase Ross makes two point layup	67-74
1:04	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists)	69-74
1:04		Bluejays 30 second timeout
0:35	+3	David Joplin makes three point jump shot	69-77
0:14		Bluejays 30 second timeout
0:12	+2	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Jasen Green assists)	71-77
0:11		Ryan Kalkbrenner personal foul (Kam Jones draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Kam Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-78
0:11	+1	Kam Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-79
0:07		Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot
0:05		Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound
0:01		Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point jump shot
0:00		Ben Gold defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Ben Gold defensive rebound