Okay, the Marquette men’s basketball game against Creighton is now under 10 minutes to go, so it actually makes sense to start writing this recap. I waited til now because, in theory, there was an awful lot of basketball left to be played, so it was mathematically possible that something different would start happening.
Nope, not happening.
After a 7-0 start that was 9-2 Marquette after the first six minutes, after a Nigel James three-pointer staked the Golden Eagles to a 15-9 lead with 12:08 left
in the first half, Creighton said “hey, wait a minute, what if we just start being awesome at home and start making Marquette look like goofs just like Wisconsin and Purdue and Georgetown and Indiana did already this season?
Bang, 15-0 in less than three minutes, then another 10 straight in less than a minute after a Caedin Hamilton layup. 25-2 run in about four minutes of game time, Creighton up 34-17.
That was the peak first half margin for the home team, but that doesn’t mean Marquette had a rally in them. I mean, they kind of did, they were chipping away, and a Tre Norman layup got MU within 11 with 2:31 to go. A flicker of hope, maybe, but Creighton scored the next five.
It was 14 points, 46-32, at the half, and then the Jays scored the first seven points of the second half, even with a Shaka Smart “WHAT DID WE JUST TALK ABOUT?” timeout after the second of the three buckets. An 11-0 run got the margin up to 31. Marquette carved it back down to 20, and then to 18, and let’s see…
I’ve typed everything interesting that needs to be said about this game, and Creighton is up 79-57 at the under four timeout. Okay, gonna go put together the tags and so forth for this recap, I’ll be back.
Creighton wins by 21, 84-63, and sets a Big East record for aggregate margin of victory in the first two league games of the season. Glad to be of service, Bluejays.
Up Next: It will be 10 days before we see Marquette on the court again. When that happens, it will be December 30th, and it will be back at Fiserv Forum for a home game against Seton Hall. Tipoff for that Tuesday night start is scheduled for 6pm Central, and FS1 will have the broadcast. The Pirates are 11-1 on the year and 1-0 in Big East action after beating Providence 72-67 at the AMP on Friday. SHU will host Villanova (and former Seton Hall head coach Kevin Willard!) on Tuesday before taking their Christmas break.
