MBB Minute: After home teams had started BIG EAST play 3-0, a pair of road teams earned wins on Wednesday.  Creighton's offense was clicking on all cylinders at Xavier, while Georgetown bested Marquette in Milwaukee.

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Creighton 98, Xavier 57 - Box Score 
Austin Swartz poured in a career-high 27 points as Creighton scored a season-high 98 points in a win at Xavier.  Creighton used a 16-2 first half run to pull away for good in its first true road win of the season.  The 41-point margin of victory tied for the second-most in a conference game for Creighton. Three others - Nik Graves (12), Jasen Green (11) and Blake Harper (11) tallied double-digits in the scoring column.  The Bluejays connected on 60.3% (38-63) from the floor and made a season-high 16 3-pointers in the win.  For Xavier, Malik Messina-Moore led the way with 14 points, while Roddie Anderson III added 12 and Pape N'diaye 10.

Georgetown 78, Marquette 69 - Box Score 
The first half saw seven lead changes as the Golden Eagles led by as many as nine (29-20).  Georgetown responded with 10 unanswered, closing the half on a 17-4 push to lead 37-33 at the break.  The Hoyas opened the second half with an 8-3 push. Marquette got as close as three (58-55) with less than nine minutes to play but got no closer.  Julius Halaifonua led four Hoyas in double figures with 21 points.  Jeremiah Williams had 15 points and Malik Mack 13 while dishing out five assists apiece. Marquette's Damarius Owens scored a team-high 15 points, while Nigel James Jr. (13), Royce Parham (12), and Sean Jones (10) all reached double-digits.

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There are no scheduled games on Thursday in the BIG EAST.  Friday night features a pair of games, as Seton Hall travels to Providence and Villanova takes on Wisconsin in a neutral site game in Milwaukee.

Friday, Dec. 19

FS1
Seton Hall at Providence - 6:30 p.m. ET
Jake Marsh (pxp); Donny Marshall (analyst)

FOX
Villanova vs. Wisconsin - 8 p.m. ET
Tim Brando (pxp); Jim Jackson (analyst)