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Creighton advances at Big East Tourney with win over Marquette

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March 10th, 2022 by admin

The Creighton Bluejays outscored the Marquette Golden Eagles by 8 in the second half and grabbed a 74-63 win in the Big East Tournament Quarterfinals. The Jays outrebounded Marquette 40-27 and shot 49% for the game.

Atlantic native Ryan Hawkins led the scoring with 18 points and grabbed 6 boards. Ryan Kalkbrenner and Arthur Kaluma each scored 14. Creighton is now 21-10 on the season.

Creighton advances to the Big East Tourney Semifinals on Friday. They will face off against the top-seeded Providence Friars at 5:30 p.m. Friday evening, that game will be televised on FS1. Providence advanced with a 65-61 win over Butler on Thursday.