(MARQUETTE COMMUNICATIONS) – The Marquette University men’s basketball team (5-7, 0-1 BIG EAST) continues BIG EAST Conference action at Creighton (6-5, 1-0 BIG EAST) on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. CT at CHI Health Center Omaha. Peacock and NBC Sports Network feature the broadcast, with John Fanta (play-by-play), Nick Bahe (analyst) and Jordan Cornette (analyst) calling the action. Following the game, the Golden Eagles will scatter across the country to spend the holidays with friends and family before returning to campus to prepare for the team’s next game Dec. 30 vs. Seton Hall.
All-Time Series Dates Back To 1922-23
Marquette’s all-time series against Creighton spans nearly the entirety of the program’s 108-year history.
The Golden Eagles own a 60-41 advantage in the series and have claimed four of the last six outings.
Prior to 2013-14, when the Bluejays joined the BIG EAST, the most recent meeting between the two programs came in the 1998 National Invitation Tournament. MU posted an 80-68 victory in the opening round at the Bradley Center en route to an appearance in the event’s quarterfinals.
The two teams split the home-and-home series in 2024-25, with each squad winning on its respective home court.
Marquette women face Truman State: The Marquette women’s basketball team hosts Truman State on Saturday at noon CT at the Al McGuire Center before taking a week off for Christmas. The contest closes out the nonconference portion of the Golden Eagles’ 2025-26 schedule.
THE STARTING FIVE
- Coming off an 89-53 defeat at No. 1 UConn, Marquette heads back home to the Al McGuire Center this weekend where the Golden Eagles are 5-0 this season and have lost just twice under Cara Consuegra (18-2).
- In what was viewed as a weakness in Cara Consuegra‘s first year, the 3-ball has become a strength for the Golden Eagles in Year 2. MU sits ninth in the country at 39.3%. Five of the team’s seven players who have attempted 10 or more this season are shooting above a 40% clip.
- With more depth in 2025-26, the Golden Eagles’ strength still lies within their starting five which has not changed through the opening 11 games. The group is accounting for 77.4% of the team’s scoring thus far. Three of its five starters are averaging double figures.
- Averaging just under 20 points per game since Thanksgiving, Skylar Forbes has jumped to fourth in the BIG EAST in scoring at 15.9 points per game.
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