RECAP: Creighton decimates #9 Villanova, 79-59

The Creighton Bluejays opened up Big East play with an impressive 79-59 victory over the Villanova Wildcats on Friday night.

This game was everything you would love from a Big East matchup. In the early going, Villanova and Creighton traded buckets. On the metaphorical seesaw, Creighton went on an eventual run to take a nine point advantage into the halftime break. The second half pace was frantic. Villanova got as close as two points with eight minutes to go, but another Creighton run buried the Wildcats and handed them their first and only conference loss of the season.

For the Bluejays, this was an impressive, resume builder, kind of win. All three of their ‘Ryans’ (Hawkins, Nembhard, and…