Wayne Staats | NCAA.com | January 10, 2019 How Markus Howard's 53 points, Sam Hauser's buzzer beater saved Marquette at Creighton Andy Katz bracket breakdown Share Markus Howard and...wait. That's it. Howard is the only Division I player with multiple 50-point games in the last 20 seasons. After the Marquette star scored 52 points at Providence last January, Howard had another magical night on Wednesday, scoring 53 points in a ridiculous 106-104 win at Creighton. Markus Howard dropped 53 points on Creighton in Marquette's OT win, the most ever in a Big East Conference game. Howard is the only D-I player with multiple 50-point games over the last 20 seasons. pic.twitter.com/FzcdTLIXkT โ ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 10, 2019 But teammate Sam Hauser might have had the most dramatic moment in the thriller. His 3-pointer beat the buzzer and send the game to overtime. OT IN OMAHA ๐จpic.twitter.com/Ddol8aPZCr โ NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) January 10, 2019 Here's Howard's stat line in the No. 21 Golden Eagles' win: 45 minutes 15-for-26 from the field 10-for-14 on 3-pointers 13-for-15 on free throws To put Howard's huge night in perspective, the other nine Marquette players combined for 53 points, 18-for-33 shooting, 6-for-14 on 3s and 11-for-15 from the foul line. Hauser's huge 3 tied the game at 85. MORE: College basketball rankings Three Creighton players scored at least 19 points, led by Ty-Shon Alexander's 23 points. But the Blue Jays fell just short of matching Howard and his teammates. Howard scored the Golden Eagles' first 11 points in overtime, even making three 3-pointers in less than 1 minute of action. Buzzer-beating shots? โ๏ธ Unbelievable defensive hustle?โ๏ธโ๏ธ A new record for @markushoward11? โ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ We have it all. Roll the West Bend Highlights... @wbsilverlining #mubb pic.twitter.com/Dz5xgI1u0z โ MarquetteMBB (@MarquetteMBB) January 10, 2019 MORE: Andy Katz's Power 36 | Predicted bracket With the rally, Marquette improved to 13-3 overall and 2-1 in the Big East ahead of Saturday's home game against Seton Hall. That gives Howard a couple of days to rest up before he tries to add perhaps a fourth game of at least 45 points this season. It's still January. Creighton upsets Iowa, Caitlin Clark to become fourth No. 10 seed to advance to Sweet 16 Iowa transfer Lauren Jensen's go-ahead 3-pointer sank the Hawkeyes on their home court. READ MORE The 10 most tantalizing early round men's basketball conference tournament matchups March Madness correspondent Andy Katz ranks his top 10 conference tournament first-round or quarterfinal matchups of champs week that will be played Thursday or Friday. READ MORE Creighton's Ryan Hawkins took a leap of faith and nailed the landing Ryan Hawkins leads the Bluejays in scoring and rebounding, spent last year leading Northwest Missouri State to its third Division II national championship in five years, and, oh yeah, is working on his fourth college degree. READ MORE