Overview
- Austin Swartz scored 20 points, with Josh Dix and Blake Harper adding 17 each to lead the Bluejays.
- Creighton shot 18-for-27 after halftime and finished 50% from the field despite a 10-for-30 start.
- The Bluejays erased an early 25-15 deficit, took their first lead at 55-53, and built the margin to 64-57.
- Jasen Green returned from an early left shoulder scare to post 10 points and a team-high seven rebounds.
- Villanova got 20 points and seven assists from Acaden Lewis as Bryce Lindsay was limited to four, and the result moved the records to Creighton 10-6 (4-1) and Villanova 12-3 (3-1).