OMAHA, Neb. -- A 6-0 run in the final 30 seconds lifted the Creighton men's basketball team to a 66-61 win over Villanova on Saturday evening before the 12th-largest home crowd (18,509) in program history. The victory, Creighton's sixth in a row, came in the first meeting between the schools since Villanova won the 2022 BIG EAST Tournament final over the Bluejays at Madison Square Garden last March.
Creighton (15-8, 9-3 BIG EAST) moved into a tie for third-place in the league standings with idle Providence, while defending league champ Villanova dropped to 10-13 and is 4-8 in BIG EAST play.