5 key performers in Marquette's win over the Creighton Bluejays

It's hard to come up with a better game this season than what Markus Howard did against Creighton. The Marquette guard scored 53 points (that's not a typo) while hitting 10-of-14 from 3-point land.

Because Howard scored 53, it's hard to be impressed by Alexander's 23 points and five rebounds. He still had himself a heck of a game.

There might not have been a bigger surprise performance than Mintz's 21 points. He came into the game averaging less than nine points per contest.

Hauser had 13 points and 10 rebounds. That would be fine on most nights. On Wednesday, Hauser got his 13th point on a 3-point shot with under a second to go in the game. That shot sent the game into overtime. Marquette eventually won.

The Bluejays' center has had a solid season but he stood out on Wednesday. He had 19 points and eight rebounds. Most of those points came from the free-throw line as he hit 13-of-14 from the line. He came into the night hitting less than 50 percent from the line.