Villanova 80, at Creighton 69

OMAHA, Neb. (Interstat) — In a commanding wire-to-wire performance, the Villanova Wildcats avenged an earlier conference loss by stifling the Creighton Bluejays early and holding off a late rally for an 80-69 victory in a Big East men’s basketball game Saturday afternoon at a sold-out CenturyLink Center. The Wildcats, improving to 20-5 overall, established their dominance from the opening tip, building a 14-point halftime lead and extending it to as many as 23 points in the second half before the Bluejays mounted a frantic, but ultimately insufficient, comeback attempt in the final minutes. The most critical phase of the game… Read more...