Creighton Bluejays vs. DePaul Blue Demons

Feb 11, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CREI	42	29	71
DEP	40	32	72

Game Recap

Benson, Maclin lead DePaul over Creighton, 72-71. N.J. Benson scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Brandon Maclin hit the game-winning layup with seven seconds remaining to give DePaul a 72-71 victory over Creighton on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

CREIGHTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Jasen Green	30	5-7	3-4	0-2	4	2	1	0	3	2	13
41Isaac Traudt	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0
2Blake Harper	20	2-5	0-1	4-5	4	0	0	0	1	2	8
5Nik Graves	29	1-7	1-5	6-6	2	8	3	0	2	4	9
4Josh Dix	34	5-10	3-7	0-0	5	1	1	0	0	1	13
32Owen Freeman	13	0-1	0-0	1-2	4	1	1	0	0	1	1
9Ty Davis	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1Austin Swartz	24	6-10	3-3	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	1	15
10Hudson Greer	19	3-5	3-4	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	3	9
7Fedor Zugic	14	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3
TOTAL	-	23-4946.9%	14-2751.9%	11-1573.3%	22	18	8	1	9	17	71

DEPAUL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Théo Pierre-Justin	10	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	4	2
35NJ Benson	32	10-11	0-0	3-5	10	1	1	0	0	1	23
22Kruz McClure	18	1-3	0-0	1-2	1	0	1	0	2	1	3
0Brandon Maclin	34	6-10	0-2	5-6	4	5	2	0	3	2	17
5RJ Smith	35	2-6	1-4	0-0	2	4	1	0	1	2	5
1Kaleb Banks	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Fabián Flores	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
11CJ Gunn	25	3-8	2-5	1-2	6	5	0	0	1	3	9
2Layden Blocker	32	4-10	2-4	1-1	2	4	2	0	4	2	11

TOTAL	-	28-5352.8%	5-1827.8%	11-1668.8%	28	20	7	0	12	15	72

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCREIDEP

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Creighton.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by DePaul.
+2 (19:31) Jasen Green makes 5-foot hook shot (Nik Graves assists).
20
(19:04) Kruz McClure misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(19:01) Jasen Green Defensive Rebound.
(18:47) Jasen Green bad pass turnover.
(18:47) Brandon Maclin Steal.
+2 (18:32) Brandon Maclin makes driving layup (Théo Pierre-Justin assists).
22
(18:17) Josh Dix misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:14) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:56) NJ Benson makes layup.
24
(17:50) Blake Harper misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:46) Brandon Maclin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:29) NJ Benson makes layup (Brandon Maclin assists).
26
+3 (17:07) Jasen Green makes 24-foot three point jumper.
56
+2 (16:41) NJ Benson makes 3-foot dunk (RJ Smith assists).
58
+3 (16:17) Jasen Green makes 24-foot three point jumper.
88
(15:59) RJ Smith misses layup.
(15:59) DePaul Offensive Rebound.
(15:53) Foul on Blake Harper.
+2 (15:44) Layden Blocker makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Brandon Maclin assists).
810
(15:44) Foul on Isaac Traudt.
+1 (15:44) Layden Blocker makes free throw 1 of 1.
811
(15:27) Blake Harper misses driving layup.
(15:24) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
(15:17) Théo Pierre-Justin misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:14) Blake Harper Defensive Rebound.
(15:06) Josh Dix misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:04) Théo Pierre-Justin Defensive Rebound.
(14:49) Brandon Maclin misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:47) Jasen Green Defensive Rebound.
(14:38) Foul on Théo Pierre-Justin.
(14:29) Foul on NJ Benson.
(14:29) Jasen Green misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:29) Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:28) Jasen Green misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:27) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:03) RJ Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper.
814
(13:50) Josh Dix misses 20-foot jumper.
(13:47) CJ Gunn Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:43) Layden Blocker makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
816
+2 (13:22) Josh Dix makes 21-foot pullup jump shot.
1016
+2 (13:01) NJ Benson makes layup (Brandon Maclin assists).
1018
+3 (12:48) Hudson Greer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ty Davis assists).
1318
+2 (12:22) Kruz McClure makes driving layup.
1320
+3 (12:02) Fedor Zugic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ty Davis assists).
1620
(11:48) Layden Blocker bad pass turnover.
(11:29) Foul on CJ Gunn.
(11:29) Owen Freeman misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:29) Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:29) Owen Freeman makes free throw 2 of 2.
1720
(11:15) Foul on Austin Swartz.
+2 (11:04) Fabián Flores makes 6-foot hook shot (CJ Gunn assists).
1722
+2 (10:42) Austin Swartz makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
1922
+2 (10:21) CJ Gunn makes 13-foot step back jumpshot (Layden Blocker assists).
1924
+3 (10:03) Nik Graves makes 24-foot three point jumper (Austin Swartz assists).
2224
(9:46) Layden Blocker misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:43) Owen Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(9:36) Fedor Zugic misses driving layup.
(9:33) Kaleb Banks Defensive Rebound.
(9:29) Layden Blocker misses driving layup.
(9:28) DePaul Offensive Rebound.
(9:12) Kaleb Banks misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:10) CJ Gunn Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:08) NJ Benson makes 1-foot dunk (CJ Gunn assists).
2226
(8:41) Nik Graves misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(8:37) CJ Gunn Defensive Rebound.
(8:21) CJ Gunn misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:19) Nik Graves Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:04) Hudson Greer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Austin Swartz assists).
2526
(7:37) CJ Gunn misses dunk.
(7:34) Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.
(7:29) Austin Swartz misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:26) CJ Gunn Defensive Rebound.
(6:58) CJ Gunn misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:55) Hudson Greer Defensive Rebound.
(6:47) Nik Graves misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(6:44) Nik Graves Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:40) Austin Swartz makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nik Graves assists).
2826
(6:14) RJ Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:11) NJ Benson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:03) Layden Blocker makes 23-foot three point jumper (RJ Smith assists).
2829
(5:42) Nik Graves bad pass turnover.
(5:42) Layden Blocker Steal.
(5:28) NJ Benson misses alley oop dunk.
(5:26) Brandon Maclin Offensive Rebound.
(5:26) Foul on Nik Graves.
+2 (5:06) Théo Pierre-Justin makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Layden Blocker assists).
2831
+2 (4:43) Blake Harper makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
3031
(4:43) Foul on Théo Pierre-Justin.
+1 (4:43) Blake Harper makes free throw 1 of 1.
3131
(4:21) Brandon Maclin misses driving layup.
(4:18) Brandon Maclin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:17) Brandon Maclin makes layup.
3133
(4:02) Fedor Zugic misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:59) Blake Harper Offensive Rebound.
(3:50) Foul on RJ Smith.
+3 (3:37) Jasen Green makes 24-foot three point jumper.
3433
+2 (3:08) Brandon Maclin makes layup (CJ Gunn assists).
3435
(2:55) Jasen Green misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:53) Layden Blocker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:26) Brandon Maclin makes 11-foot pullup jump shot.
3437
(2:13) Foul on Layden Blocker.
+1 (2:13) Nik Graves makes free throw 1 of 2.
3537
+1 (2:13) Nik Graves makes free throw 2 of 2.
3637
(1:51) CJ Gunn bad pass turnover.
(1:51) Austin Swartz Steal.
(1:27) Owen Freeman misses 11-foot hook shot.
(1:24) NJ Benson Defensive Rebound.
(1:05) Layden Blocker bad pass turnover.
(1:05) Nik Graves Steal.
+3 (0:57) Josh Dix makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nik Graves assists).
3937
(0:29) Layden Blocker bad pass turnover.
(0:29) Josh Dix Steal.
+3 (0:22) Josh Dix makes 25-foot three point jumper.
4237
(0:01) RJ Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:01) DePaul Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:01) Foul on Nik Graves.
+3 (0:00) CJ Gunn makes 24-foot three point jumper (Layden Blocker assists).
4240

2nd half

Team Stats

CREI

DEP

71Points72

23-49(46.9%)Field Goal(%)28-53(52.8%)

14-27(51.9%)3-Point(%)5-18(27.8%)

11-15(73.3%)Free Throw(%)11-16(68.8%)

22(5)Rebounds(Offensive)30(10)

18Assists20

8Steals7

1Blocks0

10Turnovers12

17(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

6Largest Lead8

Game Details

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Wintrust Arena · Chicago, IL

attendance: 3,763 (36.2%)

tv: Peacock

spread: CREI -1.5

over/under: 141.5