Creighton Bluejays vs. Marquette Golden Eagles

Jan 27, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CREI	23	39	62
MARQ	52	34	86

Game Recap

James' 21 lead Marquette over Creighton 86-62. Nigel James Jr. scored 12 of his 21 points in the second half in Marquette's 86-62 win over Creighton on Tuesday.

Player Stats

CREIGHTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Jasen Green	25	4-8	0-0	0-0	6	1	1	1	1	1	8
41Isaac Traudt	14	1-2	1-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	3
9Ty Davis	15	1-3	0-2	0-0	4	3	0	0	0	0	2
1Austin Swartz	26	6-14	3-9	2-2	3	6	0	0	4	3	17
4Josh Dix	32	2-12	0-9	0-0	4	4	0	0	1	0	4
17Kerem Konan	14	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	2	1	0
2Blake Harper	23	7-8	1-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	2	4	15
12Shane Thomas	11	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2
5Nik Graves	16	2-4	1-2	1-2	0	1	0	0	0	2	6
10Hudson Greer	9	0-5	0-3	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	1	0
7Fedor Zugic	15	2-6	1-4	0-0	0	2	1	0	1	2	5
TOTAL	-	26-6440.6%	7-3420.6%	3-475.0%	31	20	2	2	12	14	62

MARQUETTE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Ben Gold	27	2-5	1-4	0-0	4	1	0	1	0	2	5
13Royce Parham	32	9-11	1-3	0-2	7	1	0	1	1	2	19
10Adrien Stevens	30	5-9	1-4	3-4	1	2	4	0	1	1	14
0Nigel James Jr.	32	8-14	1-3	4-6	5	8	3	0	1	1	21
2Chase Ross	34	5-12	1-3	2-2	6	2	2	0	1	2	13
35Michael Phillips II	13	1-2	1-2	1-4	3	0	0	0	0	0	4
8Joshua Clark	3	1-1	0-0	0-1	3	0	0	1	1	1	2
18Caedin Hamilton	9	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
9Damarius Owens	17	2-2	2-2	0-0	3	2	2	0	1	1	6
5Tre Norman	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	34-5957.6%	8-2138.1%	10-1952.6%	33	18	11	3	6	10	86

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCREIMARQ

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Creighton.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Marquette.
+2 (19:42) Jasen Green makes 13-foot floating jump shot (Austin Swartz assists).
20
(19:29) Adrien Stevens misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(19:29) Jasen Green Block.
(19:25) Isaac Traudt Defensive Rebound.
(19:20) Josh Dix misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:17) Ben Gold Defensive Rebound.
(19:00) Nigel James Jr. misses driving layup.
(18:58) Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.
(18:55) Austin Swartz misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:52) Chase Ross Defensive Rebound.
(18:42) Royce Parham misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:40) Isaac Traudt Defensive Rebound.
(18:24) Isaac Traudt misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:21) Jasen Green Offensive Rebound.
(18:19) Josh Dix misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(18:17) Nigel James Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:58) Royce Parham makes driving layup (Ben Gold assists).
22
+2 (17:30) Ty Davis makes 17-foot jumper (Jasen Green assists).
42
+3 (17:09) Royce Parham makes 24-foot three point jumper (Adrien Stevens assists).
45
(16:52) Jasen Green bad pass turnover.
(16:52) Nigel James Jr. Steal.
(16:48) Chase Ross misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(16:45) Austin Swartz Defensive Rebound.
(16:39) Austin Swartz bad pass turnover.
(16:39) Adrien Stevens Steal.
(16:23) Adrien Stevens bad pass turnover.
+3 (16:07) Isaac Traudt makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Swartz assists).
75
+3 (15:52) Damarius Owens makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chase Ross assists).
78
(15:32) Austin Swartz misses 17-foot jumper.
(15:32) Royce Parham Block.
(15:28) Royce Parham Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:13) Chase Ross makes driving layup (Nigel James Jr. assists).
710
+2 (14:52) Austin Swartz makes 15-foot turnaround jump shot (Isaac Traudt assists).
910
+2 (14:29) Nigel James Jr. makes driving layup.
912
(14:08) Nik Graves misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(14:06) Ben Gold Defensive Rebound.
(13:57) Ben Gold misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:55) Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.
(13:31) Austin Swartz misses 17-foot jumper.
(13:29) Chase Ross Defensive Rebound.
(13:28) Chase Ross bad pass turnover.
(13:28) Jasen Green Steal.
(13:23) Austin Swartz misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:23) Creighton Offensive Rebound.
(13:06) Josh Dix misses 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
(13:03) Damarius Owens Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:56) Royce Parham makes driving layup (Damarius Owens assists).
914
(12:45) Foul on Damarius Owens.
(12:30) Blake Harper bad pass turnover.
(12:30) Damarius Owens Steal.
+3 (12:23) Adrien Stevens makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damarius Owens assists).
917
(11:56) Creighton Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Creighton retains its timeout.
(11:52) Josh Dix misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(11:46) Nigel James Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(11:44) Nigel James Jr. misses layup.
(11:44) Caedin Hamilton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:41) Caedin Hamilton makes 0-foot tip in layup.
919
(11:16) Fedor Zugic misses 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
(11:13) Damarius Owens Defensive Rebound.
(11:11) Damarius Owens bad pass turnover.
(11:11) Fedor Zugic Steal.
+2 (11:07) Fedor Zugic makes driving layup.
1119
(10:55) Adrien Stevens misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:52) Foul on Fedor Zugic.
(10:52) Royce Parham misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:52) Marquette Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:52) Royce Parham misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:51) Royce Parham Offensive Rebound.
(10:51) Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.
(10:34) Hudson Greer misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:31) Royce Parham Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:23) Nigel James Jr. makes driving layup.
1121
+2 (9:57) Nik Graves makes 10-foot floating jump shot (Fedor Zugic assists).
1321
(9:37) Foul on Hudson Greer.
+1 (9:37) Chase Ross makes free throw 1 of 2.
1322
+1 (9:37) Chase Ross makes free throw 2 of 2.
1323
+3 (9:27) Fedor Zugic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nik Graves assists).
1623
+2 (9:09) Nigel James Jr. makes driving layup.
1625
(8:49) Hudson Greer misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(8:47) Joshua Clark Defensive Rebound.
(8:33) Nigel James Jr. misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
+2 (8:32) Joshua Clark makes layup (Nigel James Jr. assists).
1627
(8:32) Foul on Austin Swartz.
(8:32) Joshua Clark misses free throw 1 of 1.
(8:32) Jasen Green Defensive Rebound.
(8:24) Joshua Clark Offensive Rebound.
(8:21) Jasen Green misses 2-foot jumper.
(8:21) Joshua Clark Block.
(8:17) Chase Ross Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:13) Ben Gold makes driving layup (Chase Ross assists).
1629
(7:57) Foul on Ben Gold.
(7:55) Kerem Konan bad pass turnover.
(7:55) Chase Ross Steal.
+2 (7:51) Chase Ross makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Adrien Stevens assists).
1631
(7:18) Austin Swartz misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:15) Ty Davis Offensive Rebound.
(7:13) Austin Swartz misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(7:11) Nigel James Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:04) Royce Parham makes driving layup (Nigel James Jr. assists).
1633
(6:39) Austin Swartz out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(6:19) Chase Ross misses driving layup.
(6:19) Creighton Defensive Rebound.
(5:47) Josh Dix misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:45) Royce Parham Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:17) Nigel James Jr. makes layup.
1635
(5:07) Josh Dix misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:04) Chase Ross Defensive Rebound.
(4:48) Foul on Nik Graves.
(4:48) Nigel James Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:48) Marquette Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:48) Nigel James Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1636
(4:23) Jasen Green misses driving layup.
(4:21) Royce Parham Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:08) Adrien Stevens makes driving layup.
1638
(3:54) Fedor Zugic misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(3:50) Adrien Stevens Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:27) Michael Phillips II makes 22-foot three point jumper (Caedin Hamilton assists).
1641
(3:12) Nik Graves misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(3:07) Jasen Green Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:07) Jasen Green makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1841
+2 (2:55) Royce Parham makes 1-foot dunk (Adrien Stevens assists).
1843
(2:31) Josh Dix misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:28) Royce Parham Defensive Rebound.
(2:15) Chase Ross misses 11-foot jumper.
(2:12) Hudson Greer Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:07) Josh Dix makes 2-foot dunk (Hudson Greer assists).
2043
+2 (1:50) Chase Ross makes 5-foot dunk.
2045
(1:26) Hudson Greer misses 10-foot hook shot.
(1:26) Ben Gold Block.
(1:22) Hudson Greer Offensive Rebound.
(1:21) Hudson Greer bad pass turnover.
(1:21) Adrien Stevens Steal.
+2 (1:18) Adrien Stevens makes driving layup.
2047
(1:05) Josh Dix bad pass turnover.
(1:05) Adrien Stevens Steal.
+2 (1:02) Adrien Stevens makes 2-foot dunk.
2049
(0:47) Foul on Royce Parham.
+1 (0:47) Nik Graves makes free throw 1 of 2.
2149
(0:47) Nik Graves misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:46) Michael Phillips II Defensive Rebound.
(0:35) Nigel James Jr. bad pass turnover.
+2 (0:09) Blake Harper makes 15-foot hook shot (Josh Dix assists).
2349
(0:07) Foul on Nik Graves.
(0:04) Foul on Jasen Green.
+3 (0:02) Chase Ross makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nigel James Jr. assists).
2352

2nd half

Team Stats

CREI

MARQ

62Points86

26-64(40.6%)Field Goal(%)34-59(57.6%)

7-34(20.6%)3-Point(%)8-21(38.1%)

3-4(75.0%)Free Throw(%)10-19(52.6%)

34(10)Rebounds(Offensive)34(6)

20Assists18

2Steals11

2Blocks3

14Turnovers6

14(0)Fouls(Technical)10(0)

2Largest Lead31

Game Details

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 · 9:30 PM

Fiserv Forum · Milwaukee, WI

attendance: 14,115 (81.4%)

tv: TNT

spread: CREI -1.5

over/under: 154.5