8.5 point underdogs and on the heels of blowing a 16-point second half lead on the first leg of this road trip, Creighton showed both resolve and resiliency in handing Villanova its first home loss of the season and first loss in Big East play. There was also a sense of desperation — this was not a game they could afford to lose.
“It was a no-brainer in the locker room,” Blake Harper said on the postgame radio show. “This was a must-win. We couldn’t hang our heads at all from Sunday. It was a next page, next man up mentality for us, just kind of a team effort.