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 win its fourth straight. Ryan Kalkbrenner had 16 points and 12 rebounds for Creighton.
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Stevie Mitchell added 18 points to help Marquette win its fourth straight. Ryan Kalkbrenner had 16 points and 12 rebounds for Creighton . 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.
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.
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