Brandon Maclin’s layup in the closing seconds gives DePaul its 1st win over Creighton in 10 years

NJ Benson scored 23 points on 10-of-11 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Brandon Maclin hit the game-winning layup with seven seconds remaining to give DePaul a 72-71 victory over Creighton on Wednesday night at Wintrust Arena.

It was the Blue Demons’ first win over the Bluejays since 2015, according to DePaul.

Maclin scored 17 points, shooting 6 of 10 from the field and 5 of 6 from the line to go with five assists. Layden Blocker added 11 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, for the Blue Demons (13-12, 5-9 Big East), who already have more conference wins than last season.

The Bluejays (13-12, 7-7) were led by Austin Swartz’s 15 points. Josh Dix and Jasen Green added 13 apiece.

Benson scored 10 points in the first half, and DePaul went into the break trailing 42-40.

Benson’s 90.9% field-goal percentage was DePaul’s highest since 1996-97 with at least 10 makes, the school said.

The Associated Press created portions of this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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