Overview
- After falling behind 25-15, the Bluejays closed the gap with a 13-4 first-half run and trailed 34-30 at the break.
- Austin Swartz led with 20 points, Josh Dix tied the game at 41 with 16:33 left, Blake Harper delivered the first lead at 55-53 and later the largest at 64-57, and Jasen Green returned from a shoulder scare to post 10 points and seven rebounds.
- Creighton shot 66.7% after halftime and 50% overall, riding a decisive 13-2 second-half burst as Villanova went cold.
- The result moved Creighton to 10-6 overall and 4-1 in the Big East, dropping Villanova to 12-3 and 3-1 in league play.
- Creighton returns to Omaha to host St. John’s on Saturday at 1 p.m.