PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 17 points and surpassed 1,000 in his career, but it wasn't enough as No. 19 Creighton lost to Villanova 79-67 on Saturday, Feb. 25 inside Wells Fargo Center in downtown Philadlephia.
VIllanova (15-14, 9-9 BIG EAST) won for the fifth time in its last six games, while Creighton (18-11, 12-6 BIG EAST) lost its second game of the week after a 9-1 stretch.
The host Wildcats took control early, using a 27-8 run to build a 37-20 lead. Freshman reserve Mark Armstrong had five points and Eric Dixon added 10 of his 18 first half points to help the Wildcats pull away.