Mahoney, Ballock lead Creighton past No. 8 Villanova
Denzel Mahoney had 21 points and Mitch Ballock had nine of his 15 points in the second half to help Creighton defeat No. 8 Villanova 76-61 on Saturday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Creighton Bluejays
76
Villanova Wildcats
61
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CREI | 35 | 41 | 76 |
| VILL | 23 | 38 | 61 |
Xfinity Mobile Arena · 15,105 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/1/26 | vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish | L 72-74 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:21 76-61
Foul on Collin Gillespie.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 76-61
Ty-Shon Alexander made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 75-61
Ty-Shon Alexander made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:33 74-61
Foul on Saddiq Bey.
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LayUpShot 0:36 74-61
Saddiq Bey made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:44 74-59
Denzel Mahoney made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:44 73-59
Denzel Mahoney made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:44 72-59
Foul on Justin Moore.
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PersonalFoul 0:46 72-59
Foul on Collin Gillespie.
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PersonalFoul 0:56 72-59
Foul on Saddiq Bey.
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PersonalFoul 0:58 72-59
Foul on Collin Gillespie.
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DunkShot 1:09 72-59
Damien Jefferson made Dunk. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.
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PersonalFoul 1:11 70-59
Foul on Saddiq Bey.
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LayUpShot 1:34 70-59
Damien Jefferson made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:04 68-59
Damien Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Ty-Shon Alexander.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:24 66-59
Justin Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:24 66-58
Justin Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:24 66-57
Foul on Denzel Mahoney.
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JumpShot 3:27 66-57
Mitch Ballock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.
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JumpShot 4:36 63-57
Justin Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.
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PersonalFoul 4:39 63-54
Foul on Marcus Zegarowski.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:47 63-54
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:47 63-53
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:47 63-52
Foul on Kelvin Jones.
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JumpShot 5:53 63-52
Jermaine Samuels made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 6:06 63-50
Denzel Mahoney made Layup. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.
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JumpShot 6:28 61-50
Mitch Ballock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelvin Jones.
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JumpShot 7:38 58-50
Kelvin Jones made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:02 56-50
Foul on Christian Bishop.
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LayUpShot 8:19 56-50
Denzel Mahoney made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 9:05 54-50
Foul on Christian Bishop.
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JumpShot 9:32 54-50
Saddiq Bey made Jumper.
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JumpShot 9:52 54-48
Denzel Mahoney made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 10:22 51-48
Collin Gillespie made Layup.
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JumpShot 10:48 51-46
Saddiq Bey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.
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JumpShot 11:06 51-43
Denzel Mahoney made Jumper.
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JumpShot 11:44 49-43
Mitch Ballock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelvin Jones.
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JumpShot 12:08 46-43
Justin Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:22 46-40
Denzel Mahoney made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:22 45-40
Denzel Mahoney made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:22 44-40
Foul on Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:08 44-40
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:08 44-39
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:08 44-38
Foul on Kelvin Jones.
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PersonalFoul 13:22 44-38
Foul on Denzel Mahoney.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:30 44-38
Jermaine Samuels made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:30 44-37
Jermaine Samuels made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:30 44-36
Foul on Denzel Mahoney.
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LayUpShot 14:57 44-36
Denzel Mahoney made Layup. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.
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JumpShot 15:20 42-36
Collin Gillespie made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 15:40 42-34
Damien Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.
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DunkShot 16:03 40-34
Jermaine Samuels made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Moore.
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JumpShot 16:38 40-32
Collin Gillespie made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 16:51 40-30
Foul on Christian Bishop.
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JumpShot 17:17 40-30
Marcus Zegarowski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty-Shon Alexander.
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JumpShot 18:04 37-30
Collin Gillespie made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 18:18 37-28
Foul on Justin Moore.
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LayUpShot 18:18 37-28
Marcus Zegarowski made Layup.
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JumpShot 18:57 35-28
Collin Gillespie made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:24 35-25
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 76-61
End of Game
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:16 76-61
Cole Swider Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:21 76-61
Cole Swider Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:21 76-61
Mitch Ballock missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:21 76-61
Foul on Collin Gillespie.
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Defensive Rebound 0:25 76-61
Mitch Ballock Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:25 76-61
Justin Moore missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 76-61
Ty-Shon Alexander made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 75-61
Ty-Shon Alexander made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:33 74-61
Foul on Saddiq Bey.
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LayUpShot 0:36 74-61
Saddiq Bey made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:44 74-59
Denzel Mahoney made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:44 73-59
Denzel Mahoney made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:44 72-59
Foul on Justin Moore.
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PersonalFoul 0:46 72-59
Foul on Collin Gillespie.
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Steal 0:49 72-59
Marcus Zegarowski Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:49 72-59
Cole Swider Turnover.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:56 72-59
Mitch Ballock Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 0:56 72-59
Foul on Saddiq Bey.
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PersonalFoul 0:58 72-59
Foul on Collin Gillespie.
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Defensive Rebound 0:58 72-59
Denzel Mahoney Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:58 72-59
Collin Gillespie missed Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 1:08 72-59
Villanova Timeout
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DunkShot 1:09 72-59
Damien Jefferson made Dunk. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.
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PersonalFoul 1:11 70-59
Foul on Saddiq Bey.
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Defensive Rebound 1:16 70-59
Denzel Mahoney Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:16 70-59
Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:34 70-59
Damien Jefferson made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:50 68-59
Ty-Shon Alexander Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:50 68-59
Collin Gillespie missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:04 68-59
Damien Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Ty-Shon Alexander.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:24 66-59
Justin Moore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:24 66-58
Justin Moore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:24 66-57
Foul on Denzel Mahoney.
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Defensive Rebound 2:40 66-57
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:40 66-57
Ty-Shon Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 2:45 66-57
Creighton Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 3:05 66-57
Damien Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:05 66-57
Saddiq Bey missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 3:27 66-57
Mitch Ballock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.
Showing the last 40 of 298 events.
Team Stats
CREI
VILL
29-57
FG
22-61
51
Field Goal %
36
11-22
3PT
7-26
50
Three Point %
27
7-10
FT
10-13
70
Free Throw %
77
38
Rebounds
34
5
Offensive Rebounds
9
33
Defensive Rebounds
25
17
Assists
10
6
Steals
7
1
Blocks
4
12
Turnovers
10
0
Team Turnovers
0
12
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
7
Points Off Turnovers
3
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
14
Fouls
11
17
Largest Lead
4
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