National Basketball Association
Villanova 71, Creighton 50
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 25, 2015
Where: The Pavilion, Villanova, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Pat Driscoll, # Ray Natili, # Gary Prager
Attendance:
6500
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No. 4 Villanova 71, Creighton 50: Darrun Hilliard II scored a season-best 24 points while setting a career high with six 3-pointers as the host Wildcats cruised past the Bluejays in Big East play.
Ryan Arcidiacono added 10 points for Villanova (18-2, 5-2), which went 12-for-26 from 3-point range. Daniel Ochefu recorded eight rebounds and three steals to go with seven points for the Wildcats.
James Milliken scored 13 points for Creighton (9-12, 0-8), which lost its ninth straight contest. Austin Chatman added nine points but was just 3-for-14 from the field as the Bluejays shot 37.3 percent.
Villanova opened the contest with 15 consecutive points as Hilliard hit two 3-pointers while Arcidiacono and Josh Hart each made one. Creighton pulled within 19-11 on Chatman’s hoop with 5:47 to go in the half before the Wildcats rattled off 10 straight points – including two 3-pointers by Hillard – for an 18-point lead before Avery Dingman connected from beyond the arc prior to the buzzer to cut the Bluejays’ deficit to 29-14.
Creighton moved within 11 early in the second half before another 3-pointer by Hilliard stretched it out to 40-24 with just under 16 minutes remaining. Arcidiacono’s 3-pointer made it 59-40 with eight minutes to play and Hilliard’s sixth long-range basket expanded the lead to 67-43 with just over four minutes left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Villanova has won 18 consecutive home games. … The Bluejays collected 13 offensive boards while possessing a 40-27 rebounding advantage. … The Wildcats made 10 steals while forcing 19 turnovers.
Top Game Performances
| Creighton |
|
Villanova |
|
James Milliken 13 |
Scoring |
Darrun Hilliard 24 |
|
Devin Brooks 3 |
Assists |
Ryan Arcidiacono 3 |
|
Austin Chatman 6 |
Rebounds |
Daniel Ochefu 8 |
|
James Milliken 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Daniel Ochefu 3 |
|
Devin Brooks 1 |
Steals |
Daniel Ochefu 3 |
|
Geoffrey Groselle 2 |
Blocks |
Dylan Ennis 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Creighton
|
50 |
37.3 |
4-21 |
8-13 |
9 |
33 |
4 |
2 |
19 |
| Villanova
|
71 |
44.6 |
12-26 |
9-14 |
15 |
24 |
3 |
10 |
5 |
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