1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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MARQ | 13 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 65 |
CREI | 26 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 71 |
Creighton upsets No. 13 Marquette women
OMAHA, Neb. -- Audrey Faber scored 24 points and Creighton upset Big East regular-season champion No. 13 Marquette 71-65 on Friday night.
Jaylyn Agnew added 15 points and Temi Carda 11 points for the Bluejays (14-14, 8-9), who have won three straight as they continue their drive for a first-round bye in the Big East tournament. Creighton, in a three-way tie for fifth, is host to DePaul on Sunday in a regular-season finale while Marquette (23-6, 14-3) plays at Providence.
Creighton went on a 20-0 run spanning the first and second quarters to lead 33-13 with Faber scoring nine points. Marquette was 0-of-8 shooting during that stretch with five turnovers while was Creighton 7 of 9. An 8-0 run cut the lead to nine with two minutes left in the half but Creighton led 40-27 at the break.
The lead remained in double figures until the Golden Eagles cut the lead to single digits in the final 1 1/2 minutes, getting as close as five with 3.6 seconds left on a bucket by Natisha Hiedeman.
Hiedeman finished with 22 points. Amani Wilborn scored 21 points and Danielle King had 10 rebounds.
Creighton was 18 of 23 at the line, Marquette 8 of 12.
Marquette beat Creighton 85-67 on Dec. 31.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Tom Danaher
- Mark Resch
- Dee Kantner
2023-24 Big East Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UConn | 18-0 | - | 33-6 |
Creighton | 15-3 | 3 | 26-6 |
Marquette | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
Villanova | 11-7 | 7 | 22-13 |
St. John's | 11-7 | 7 | 18-15 |
Georgetown | 9-9 | 9 | 23-12 |
Seton Hall | 8-10 | 10 | 17-15 |
Butler | 6-12 | 12 | 15-17 |
Providence | 6-12 | 12 | 13-21 |
DePaul | 4-14 | 14 | 12-20 |
Xavier | 0-18 | 18 | 1-27 |