Creighton Secures Friday Evening Victory; Six Video games Slated for Saturday

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MBB Minute – Creighton posted its largest margin of victory in two seasons, whereas DePaul and Northwestern went toe-to-toe in a crosstown rivalry recreation at WinTrust on Friday evening.  Providence and Xavier fell of their first true highway tilts of the season.

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The Bluejays scored the primary 12 factors of the sport and by no means appeared again within the blowout win.  Three gamers reached double figures, led by 14 factors and 9 rebounds from Blake Harper. Jasen Green additionally tallied 14 factors, whereas Josh Dix added 10.  Creighton’s 39-point margin of victory was its largest since Dec. 9, 2023

Two Northwestern free throws with lower than 4 seconds left proved to be the distinction within the Chicagoland rivalry recreation.  Kruz McClure’s 15 factors was essentially the most by a DePaul true freshman since 2020, whereas Layden Blocker added 14 and CJ Gunn 13, respectively.  The Blue Demons held the rebounding edge, 34-25, together with a 16-6 edge on the offensive glass.

Jason Edwards tallied a game-high 24 factors, whereas Jaylin Sellers chipped in with 15 factors and 7 rebounds in opposition to the Buffaloes.  Oswin Erhunmwunse blocked a career-best seven pictures, bringing his complete to 18 on the season – tops within the nation. 

It was a back-and-forth affair via a lot of the primary half earlier than Iowa closed out the interval scoring 11 unanswered.  Xavier acquired inside single digits early within the second half however have been unable to get any nearer. Jovan Milicevic scored a team-high 15 factors within the highway loss.

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Saturday encompasses a slate of six video games, highlighted by a prime 10 matchup in Boston, as No. 3/3 UConn takes on No. 7/7 BYU at TD Garden.  Tipoff is about for 7 p.m. ET and the sport will air stay on the FOX broadcast community, with Brandon Gaudin and Bill Raftery on the published name.

Following that recreation, Marquette hosts Maryland at Fiserv Forum at 2 p.m., highlighted by a halftime ceremony the place MU will retire the jersey of Jerel McNeal – the 2006-07 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year.

Butler travels to Dallas for a matchup at SMU, set to air on The CW at 2 p.m. ET.  No. 13/13 St. John’s will play the primary of two BIG EAST matchups on truTV, starting at 6 p.m. when it hosts William & Mary at Carnesecca Arena.  Villanova and Duquesne observe that up at 8 p.m. from Finneran Pavilion.

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FOX

UConn vs. BYU – 7 p.m. ET

Brandon Gaudin (pxp); Bill Raftery (analyst)

Peacock

Clemson at Georgetown – Noon ET

Justin Kutcher (pxp); Brendan Haywood (analyst)

Maryland at Marquette – 2 p.m. ET

John Fanta (pxp); Donny Marshall (analyst)

The CW

Butler at SMU – 2 p.m. ET

Evan Lepler (pep); Seth Davis (analyst)

truTV

William & Mary at St. John’s – 6 p.m. ET

Brian Anderson (pxp); Grant Hill (analyst)

Duquesne at Villanova – 8 p.m. ET

Brendan Glasheen (pxp); Jim Spanarkel (analyst)