The Bluejays (17-5, 7-3 Bwig East) have not beaten Villanova (20-1, 7-1 Big East) in four years, losing the past six games. Their last victory against the Wildcats came during the 2013-14 season—Doug McDermott’s senior season. Since then, Villanova captured the 2015-16 national championship, while the Jays haven’t won an NCAA Tournament game.
“Offensively they are so efficient,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott said. “They’ve got four guys out there than can score out there like Marcus Foster can, they can shoot the three, they’re decent off the dribble, they can get to the free-throw line and can post you up a little bit … They’re really talented defensively, they’re really connected, they can switch a lot of screen and while they don’t have a great shot blocking presence they put a lot of pressure on you on the perimeter.