Villanova Wildcats at Creighton Bluejays
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Creighton earns 86-79 victory against Villanova
Kalkbrenner had five rebounds for the Bluejays (8-5, 1-1 Big East Conference). Neal Jamiya added 20 points while going 7 of 11 (6 for 7 from 3-point range) while they also had six assists. Steven Ashworth shot 6 for 11 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line to finish with 20 points, while adding 11 assists.
The Wildcats (8-5, 1-1) were led in scoring by Eric Dixon, who finished with 27 points. Wooga Poplar added 19 points and 10 rebounds for Villanova. Jhamir Brickus finished with 16 points and four assists. The loss ended a five-game winning streak for the Wildcats.
Creighton took the lead with 16:12 to go in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 40-38 at halftime, with Kalkbrenner racking up 10 points. Creighton turned a three-point second-half lead into a 10-point advantage with a 7-0 run to make it a 56-46 lead with 14:40 left in the half. Neal scored 14 second-half points in the victory.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Creighton Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jordan Longino missed Three Point Jumper. | 79 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jasen Green made Free Throw. | 79 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Creighton Offensive Rebound. | 79 - 85 |
Statistics
 VILL |
 CREI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-64 | FG | 31-56 |
| 50.0 | Field Goal % | 55.4 |
| 8-20 | 3PT | 14-25 |
| 40.0 | Three Point % | 56.0 |
| 7-9 | FT | 10-14 |
| 77.8 | Free Throw % | 71.4 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 8 | Assists | 22 |
| 4 | Steals | 1 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Omaha, NE
Attendance: 17,125 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette | 2-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Georgetown | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
| St. John's | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
| UConn | 2-0 | - | 10-3 |
| Creighton | 1-1 | 1 | 8-5 |
| Villanova | 1-1 | 1 | 8-5 |
| Providence | 1-1 | 1 | 7-6 |
| DePaul | 0-2 | 2 | 8-4 |
| Xavier | 0-2 | 2 | 8-5 |
| Butler | 0-2 | 2 | 7-6 |
| Seton Hall | 0-2 | 2 | 5-8 |