The Creighton men’s basketball team came into Saturday afternoon’s contest with #3 Villanova with their backs against the wall still looking for a signature win in Big East play. Despite injuries and a tall task in front of them, the Bluejays got the game to overtime and stunned the Wildcats 89-83 in overtime.
Mitch Ballock was inserted into the starting lineup for an injured Ronnie Harrell and came up big for the Bluejays. He hit a couple shots early, but then hit the biggest three-pointer in his career with 35 seconds remaining in regulation to put the Bluejays up 72-71 after the Jays were down at one point 68-60 with Villanova looking to close things out.