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Creighton tops Villanova 66-61 for sixth straight victory
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Trey Alexander scored 27 points and Creighton picked up its sixth straight win with a 66-61 victory over Villanova on Saturday.
Alexander shot 8 for 15 from the floor (5 for 9 from 3-point range) and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line for the Bluejays (15-8, 9-3 Big East Conference). Ryan Kalkbrenner pitched in with 16 points, five rebounds and three blocks. Ryan Nembhard scored 10.
Eric Dixon led the way for the Wildcats (10-13, 4-8) with 20 points, nine rebounds and three blocks. Justin Moore added 13 points. Caleb Daniels contributed 12 points and seven rebounds.
Alexander scored 15 points in the second half for the Bluejays, who led 35-27 at halftime.
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These two teams both play Wednesday. Creighton visits Seton Hall, while Villanova hosts DePaul.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Brandon Slater vs. Ryan Kalkbrenner (Ryan Nembhard gains possession) | Â |
| 19:40 |  | Â | Cam Whitmore personal foul (Ryan Nembhard draws the foul) | Â |
| 19:32 | | Â | Arthur Kaluma misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:30 | | Â | Brandon Slater defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:05 | | +3 | Justin Moore makes three point jump shot (Brandon Slater assists) | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | | Â | Cam Whitmore blocks Ryan Nembhard's two point layup | Â |
| 18:46 | | Â | Brandon Slater defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:32 | | Â | Caleb Daniels misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:30 | | Â | Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:22 | | +3 | Trey Alexander makes three point jump shot (Arthur Kaluma assists) | 3-3 |
| 18:02 | | Â | Caleb Daniels turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 17:52 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Ryan Nembhard assists) | 3-5 |
| 17:27 | | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point jump shot | 5-5 |
| 17:01 | | Â | Baylor Scheierman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:59 | | Â | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:46 | | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point reverse layup | 7-5 |
| 16:35 | | Â | Trey Alexander misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:33 | | Â | Caleb Daniels defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:13 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:11 | | Â | Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:55 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive foul (Caleb Daniels draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:55 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 15:55 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:36 | | Â | Trey Patterson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:34 | | Â | Trey Alexander defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:08 | | Â | Arthur Kaluma turnover (lost ball) (Eric Dixon steals) | Â |
| 14:57 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Eric Dixon's two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:55 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:41 | | +3 | Trey Alexander makes three point jump shot (Ryan Nembhard assists) | 7-8 |
| 14:14 | | Â | Caleb Daniels misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:12 | | Â | Ryan Nembhard defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:06 | | Â | Arthur Kaluma misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:04 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:58 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point alley-oop layup (Ryan Nembhard assists) | 7-10 |
| 13:24 | | Â | Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 12:53 | | Â | Ryan Nembhard misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:51 | | Â | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:46 | | Â | Arthur Kaluma shooting foul (Cam Whitmore draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:46 | | +1 | Cam Whitmore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-10 |
| 12:47 | | Â | Cam Whitmore misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 12:47 | | Â | Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:19 | | Â | Arthur Kaluma misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:17 | | Â | Fredrick King offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:06 | | Â | Fredrick King misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:04 | | Â | Justin Moore defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:04 | | +2 | Brandon Slater makes two point driving layup | 10-10 |
| 12:03 | | Â | Trey Alexander turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 11:47 | | +2 | Justin Moore makes two point turnaround jump shot | 12-10 |
| 11:39 | | Â | Brendan Hausen personal foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:20 | | +2 | Ryan Nembhard makes two point jump shot (Francisco Farabello assists) | 12-12 |
| 10:53 | | Â | Justin Moore misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:51 | | Â | Bluejays defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:30 | | Â | Mark Armstrong shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:30 | | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-13 |
| 10:30 | | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-14 |
| 10:11 | | Â | Ryan Nembhard shooting foul (Justin Moore draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:11 | | +1 | Justin Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 13-14 |
| 10:11 | | Â | Justin Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | Â |
| 10:11 | | +1 | Justin Moore makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 14-14 |
| 9:52 | | +3 | Baylor Scheierman makes three point jump shot (Trey Alexander assists) | 14-17 |
| 9:36 | | Â | Justin Moore turnover (lost ball) (Baylor Scheierman steals) | Â |
| 9:24 | | Â | Eric Dixon blocks Ryan Kalkbrenner's two point layup | Â |
| 9:22 | | Â | Bluejays offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:22 | | Â | Justin Moore personal foul | Â |
| 9:16 | | Â | Trey Alexander misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:14 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:55 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Eric Dixon's two point layup | Â |
| 8:53 | | Â | Bluejays defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:40 | | Â | Eric Dixon blocks Ryan Kalkbrenner's two point layup | Â |
| 8:38 | | Â | Bluejays offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:24 | | +3 | Trey Alexander makes three point jump shot (Baylor Scheierman assists) | 14-20 |
| 7:57 | | Â | Cam Whitmore turnover (lost ball) (Baylor Scheierman steals) | Â |
| 7:43 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Baylor Scheierman assists) | 14-22 |
| 7:34 | | Â | Wildcats 30 second timeout | Â |
| 7:34 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:11 | | +3 | Caleb Daniels makes three point jump shot (Justin Moore assists) | 17-22 |
| 6:39 | | +3 | Arthur Kaluma makes three point stepback jump shot | 17-25 |
| 6:21 | | Â | Trey Alexander shooting foul (Caleb Daniels draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:21 | | +1 | Caleb Daniels makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 18-25 |
| 6:21 | | +1 | Caleb Daniels makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 19-25 |
| 6:21 | | +1 | Caleb Daniels makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 20-25 |
| 6:03 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point cutting dunk (Arthur Kaluma assists) | 20-27 |
| 5:46 | | Â | Justin Moore misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:44 | | Â | Cam Whitmore offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:41 | | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point putback dunk | 22-27 |
| 5:21 | | Â | Caleb Daniels personal foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:11 | | Â | Brandon Slater shooting foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:11 | | +1 | Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-28 |
| 5:11 | | +1 | Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-29 |
| 4:53 | | +2 | Caleb Daniels makes two point turnaround jump shot | 24-29 |
| 4:36 | | Â | Brandon Slater shooting foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:36 | | +1 | Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-30 |
| 4:36 | | Â | Arthur Kaluma misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 4:36 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:16 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:14 | | Â | Shereef Mitchell defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:52 | | Â | Shereef Mitchell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:50 | | Â | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:42 | | Â | Cam Whitmore misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:40 | | Â | Trey Alexander defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:31 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup | 24-32 |
| 3:04 | | Â | Justin Moore misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:02 | | Â | Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:48 | | Â | Baylor Scheierman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:44 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:39 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:37 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:34 | | Â | Caleb Daniels personal foul (Trey Alexander draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:34 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 2:34 | | Â | Trey Alexander misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 2:34 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:04 | | Â | Mark Armstrong misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:02 | | Â | Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 1:46 | | Â | Ryan Nembhard misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:44 | | Â | Wildcats defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:25 | | +3 | Cam Whitmore makes three point jump shot (Brendan Hausen assists) | 27-32 |
| 1:01 | | Â | Arthur Kaluma offensive foul (Brendan Hausen draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:01 | | Â | Arthur Kaluma turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 0:52 | | Â | Justin Moore misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:50 | | Â | Mason Miller defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:38 | | +2 | Trey Alexander makes two point driving layup | 27-34 |
| 0:38 | | Â | Brendan Hausen shooting foul (Trey Alexander draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:34 | | +1 | Trey Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-35 |
| 0:17 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:15 | | Â | Caleb Daniels offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:14 | | Â | Cam Whitmore turnover (lost ball) (Baylor Scheierman steals) | Â |
| 0:05 | | Â | Eric Dixon blocks Trey Alexander's two point layup | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Bluejays offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Bluejays 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Trey Alexander misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |