When Marquette senior guard Markus Howard played on Creighton’s home floor last year, he shattered the school and Big East records with 53 points. During Howard’s return to CHI Health Center Omaha on Wednesday night, Creighton limited him to 18 points and cruised to a 92-75 victory in a Big East opener. When Howard returned, he scored on four consecutive possessions — nine points in 86 seconds — to bring Marquette within 45-35 with 2:14 left in the first half. But Creighton’s guard trio of Alexander, Zegarowski and Ballock kept moving the ball and forced Marquette’s defense into scramble mode. When Howard picked up his third and fourth fouls 82 seconds apart midway through the half — hitting the bench with 10:50 left — Creighton owned a 75-54 advantage.

Source: National Post January 02, 2020 04:18 UTC