Benson, Maclin lead DePaul over Creighton, 72-71

The Associated Press

February 13, 2026Updated: February 13, 2026
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CHICAGO (AP) — N.J. Benson scored 23 points 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.

Maclin added 17 points, shooting 6 of 10 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line to go with five assists. Layden Blocker shot 4 for 10, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points for the Blue Demons (13-12, 5-9 Big East Conference).

The Bluejays (13-12, 7-7) were led iby Austin Swartz, who finished with 15 points. Josh Dix and Jasen Green added 13 points apiece.

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

Wisne and Denker have 20-point double-doubles as Northern Colorado takes down Sacramento State 95-79

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Brock Wisne and Quinn Denker each had 20-plus-point double-doubles to lead Northern Colorado past Sacramento State 95-79 on Thursday.

Wisne scored 29 points to go with 11 rebounds and five assists for the Bears (16-10, 6-7 Big Sky Conference). Denker scored 22 points and added seven rebounds and 16 assists. Zack Bloch shot 6 for 16, including 5 for 15 from beyond the arc to finish with 17 points.

Prophet Johnson finished with 23 points, six rebounds and three steals for the Hornets (9-15, 5-7). Sacramento State also got 15 points and two steals from Arman Madi. Jahni Summers finished with 12 points.

The Bears took a 51-37 lead into halftime, but had their lead trimmed to as little as seven points in the second half. They used a late 8-0 run to pull away.

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