Omaha, Neb. -- Down nine points midway through the first half, junior Marcus Zegarowski guided the No. 13 Creighton men's basketball team on a 36-9 surge to take control. The Bluejays went on to claim the 77-53 win over DePaul on Wednesday, Feb. 24.
The win pushed the Bluejays to 17-5 on the season and 13-4 in BIG EAST action, while DePaul fell to 4-11 overall and 2-11 in conference play.
Creighton fell behind early 11-3 (16:07) as DePaul connected on a trio of three-pointers in the opening four minutes. Down 16-9 moments later, (10:51), the Bluejays asserted themselves with a 14-2 run to take a 23-18 lead (5:50).