DePaul got the stop it needed and held on. In a matchup that carried urgency on both sides, the Blue Demons beat Creighton 72-71 on February 12, 2026, in a one-point decision that flipped the script for a DePaul team coming in on a WLLLL run.
With both programs entering at 13-12, the margin was as thin as the standings suggested. DePaul didn’t win comfortably — it won precisely, surviving a final score that never allowed for error.
What decided it
This game came down to end-game execution and a single-possession margin. DePaul’s ability to finish the night on the right side of a 72-71 scoreline was the difference in a contest where neither team built the kind of cushion that changes strategy.
Score and setting
Final: DePaul 72, Creighton 71
Date: February 12, 2026
Season/League: NCAA, 2025-26
Venue: TBD
Context: two teams, same record, different urgency
DePaul entered the night at 13-12 and searching for traction after dropping four of its last five (WLLLL). Creighton arrived with the same 13-12 record but its own skid (LWLLL). The result didn’t just add a win — it redistributed pressure, with DePaul claiming the head-to-head edge in a game that played like a pivot point.
What it means going forward
For DePaul, a one-point win is still a win — and it’s the kind that can stabilize a season when momentum has been slipping. For Creighton, another close loss deepens a stretch where the margin for recovery tightens quickly. With both teams clustered around the same record, games like this function as direct swings: one side gains ground, the other gives it back.