NCAA Men's Basketball

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Villanova Wildcats 70
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Creighton Bluejays 86
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Match Report

No. 19 Creighton rolls past No. 5 'Nova behind Zegarowski

— Marcus Zegarowski scored a season-high 25 points, Mitch Ballock had 17 of his 20 points in the second half and 19th-ranked Creighton's offense was at its high-tempo best in a 86-70 rout of No. 5 Villanova on Saturday.

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Team Stats

VILL CREI
24-64
FG
32-54
38
Field Goal %
59
10-32
3PT
12-26
31
Three Point %
46
12-13
FT
10-13
92
Free Throw %
77
31
Rebounds
33
13
Offensive Rebounds
5
18
Defensive Rebounds
28
14
Assists
16
6
Steals
4
3
Blocks
2
7
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
0
7
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
22
Points in Paint
38
14
Fouls
11
4
Largest Lead
21

Top Performers

VILL

  • Justin Moore G MIN 36 · PTS 21 · FG 7-16
  • Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F MIN 36 · PTS 8 · FG 3-13
  • Jermaine Samuels Jr. F MIN 29 · PTS 16 · FG 6-10
  • Collin Gillespie G MIN 33 · PTS 8 · FG 3-12

CREI

  • Marcus Zegarowski G MIN 37 · PTS 25 · FG 10-18
  • Christian Bishop F MIN 30 · PTS 16 · FG 6-7
  • Mitch Ballock G MIN 36 · PTS 20 · FG 7-9
  • Damien Jefferson F MIN 36 · PTS 10 · FG 3-6

Play by Play

  1. MadeFreeThrow 0:23 70-86

    Shereef Mitchell made Free Throw.

    4432059 2nd Half
  2. MadeFreeThrow 0:23 70-85

    Shereef Mitchell made Free Throw.

    4432059 2nd Half
  3. PersonalFoul 0:23 70-84

    Foul on Justin Moore.

    4592491 2nd Half
  4. JumpShot 0:26 70-84

    Justin Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Daniels.

    4592491 2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:47 67-84

    Christian Bishop made Free Throw.

    4397037 2nd Half
  6. PersonalFoul 0:47 67-83

    Foul on Brandon Slater.

    4397133 2nd Half
  7. JumpShot 0:50 67-83

    Jermaine Samuels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Moore.

    4278588 2nd Half
  8. LayUpShot 1:02 64-83

    Brandon Slater made Layup. Assisted by Bryan Antoine.

    4397133 2nd Half
  9. LayUpShot 2:45 62-83

    Marcus Zegarowski made Layup.

    4397036 2nd Half
  10. MadeFreeThrow 3:04 62-81

    Brandon Slater made Free Throw.

    4397133 2nd Half
  11. MadeFreeThrow 3:04 61-81

    Brandon Slater made Free Throw.

    4397133 2nd Half
  12. PersonalFoul 3:04 60-81

    Foul on Christian Bishop.

    4397037 2nd Half
  13. JumpShot 3:22 60-81

    Mitch Ballock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.

    4278556 2nd Half
  14. MadeFreeThrow 3:50 60-78

    Brandon Slater made Free Throw.

    4397133 2nd Half
  15. MadeFreeThrow 3:50 59-78

    Brandon Slater made Free Throw.

    4397133 2nd Half
  16. PersonalFoul 3:50 58-78

    Foul on Christian Bishop.

    4397037 2nd Half
  17. MadeFreeThrow 4:10 58-78

    Christian Bishop made Free Throw.

    4397037 2nd Half
  18. MadeFreeThrow 4:10 58-77

    Christian Bishop made Free Throw.

    4397037 2nd Half
  19. PersonalFoul 4:10 58-76

    Foul on Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.

    4432813 2nd Half
  20. LayUpShot 4:52 58-76

    Mitch Ballock made Layup.

    4278556 2nd Half
  21. LayUpShot 5:33 58-74

    Christian Bishop made Layup.

    4397037 2nd Half
  22. JumpShot 6:06 58-72

    Jermaine Samuels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.

    4278588 2nd Half
  23. PersonalFoul 6:55 55-72

    Foul on Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.

    4432813 2nd Half
  24. LayUpShot 8:01 55-72

    Marcus Zegarowski made Layup.

    4397036 2nd Half
  25. LayUpShot 8:33 55-70

    Damien Jefferson made Layup.

    4066720 2nd Half
  26. MadeFreeThrow 8:45 55-68

    Justin Moore made Free Throw.

    4592491 2nd Half
  27. MadeFreeThrow 8:45 54-68

    Justin Moore made Free Throw.

    4592491 2nd Half
  28. PersonalFoul 8:45 53-68

    Foul on Damien Jefferson.

    4066720 2nd Half
  29. MadeFreeThrow 8:58 53-68

    Christian Bishop made Free Throw.

    4397037 2nd Half
  30. PersonalFoul 8:58 53-67

    Foul on Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.

    4432813 2nd Half
  31. MadeFreeThrow 9:12 53-67

    Caleb Daniels made Free Throw.

    4278373 2nd Half
  32. MadeFreeThrow 9:12 52-67

    Caleb Daniels made Free Throw.

    4278373 2nd Half
  33. PersonalFoul 9:12 51-67

    Foul on Mitch Ballock.

    4278556 2nd Half
  34. PersonalFoul 9:23 51-67

    Foul on Shereef Mitchell.

    4432059 2nd Half
  35. JumpShot 10:04 51-67

    Brandon Slater made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Daniels.

    4397133 2nd Half
  36. JumpShot 11:26 48-67

    Mitch Ballock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Kalkbrenner.

    4278556 2nd Half
  37. JumpShot 11:47 48-64

    Collin Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Moore.

    4278585 2nd Half
  38. JumpShot 12:53 45-64

    Mitch Ballock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shereef Mitchell.

    4278556 2nd Half
  39. PersonalFoul 12:59 45-61

    Foul on Caleb Daniels.

    4278373 2nd Half
  40. LayUpShot 13:24 45-61

    Marcus Zegarowski made Layup.

    4397036 2nd Half
  41. PersonalFoul 13:34 45-59

    Foul on Brandon Slater.

    4397133 2nd Half
  42. JumpShot 14:31 45-59

    Mitch Ballock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.

    4278556 2nd Half
  43. MadeFreeThrow 14:50 45-56

    Damien Jefferson made Free Throw.

    4066720 2nd Half
  44. MadeFreeThrow 14:50 45-55

    Damien Jefferson made Free Throw.

    4066720 2nd Half
  45. PersonalFoul 14:50 45-54

    Foul on Caleb Daniels.

    4278373 2nd Half
  46. LayUpShot 15:25 45-54

    Caleb Daniels made Layup.

    4278373 2nd Half
  47. PersonalFoul 15:40 43-54

    Foul on Christian Bishop.

    4397037 2nd Half
  48. DunkShot 15:59 43-54

    Caleb Daniels made Dunk. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.

    4278373 2nd Half
  49. JumpShot 16:15 41-54

    Marcus Zegarowski made Jumper.

    4397036 2nd Half
  50. PersonalFoul 16:30 41-52

    Foul on Justin Moore.

    4592491 2nd Half
  51. JumpShot 16:49 41-52

    Denzel Mahoney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.

    4067205 2nd Half
  52. PersonalFoul 17:13 41-49

    Foul on Damien Jefferson.

    4066720 2nd Half
  53. JumpShot 17:47 41-49

    Mitch Ballock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damien Jefferson.

    4278556 2nd Half
  54. LayUpShot 18:33 41-46

    Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Layup.

    4432813 2nd Half
  55. JumpShot 19:00 39-46

    Denzel Mahoney made Jumper. Assisted by Christian Bishop.

    4067205 2nd Half
  56. JumpShot 19:13 39-44

    Justin Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.

    4592491 2nd Half
  57. JumpShot 19:40 36-44

    Denzel Mahoney made Jumper.

    4067205 2nd Half
  58. LayUpShot 1:37 36-42

    Brandon Slater made Layup.

    4397133 1st Half
  59. PersonalFoul 2:21 34-42

    Foul on Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.

    4432813 1st Half
  60. LayUpShot 2:30 34-42

    Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Layup. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.

    4432813 1st Half
  1. End Game 0:00 70-86

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. Defensive Rebound 0:15 70-86

    Christian Bishop Defensive Rebound.

    4397037 2nd Half
  3. LayUpShot 0:15 70-86

    Brandon Slater missed Layup.

    4397133 2nd Half
  4. MadeFreeThrow 0:23 70-86

    Shereef Mitchell made Free Throw.

    4432059 2nd Half
  5. MadeFreeThrow 0:23 70-85

    Shereef Mitchell made Free Throw.

    4432059 2nd Half
  6. PersonalFoul 0:23 70-84

    Foul on Justin Moore.

    4592491 2nd Half
  7. JumpShot 0:26 70-84

    Justin Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Daniels.

    4592491 2nd Half
  8. Offensive Rebound 0:30 67-84

    Caleb Daniels Offensive Rebound.

    4278373 2nd Half
  9. JumpShot 0:30 67-84

    Bryan Antoine missed Three Point Jumper.

    4432814 2nd Half
  10. Offensive Rebound 0:37 67-84

    Villanova Offensive Rebound.

    2nd Half
  11. JumpShot 0:37 67-84

    Jermaine Samuels missed Jumper.

    4278588 2nd Half
  12. MadeFreeThrow 0:47 67-84

    Christian Bishop made Free Throw.

    4397037 2nd Half
  13. Dead Ball Rebound 0:47 67-83

    Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.

    2nd Half
  14. MadeFreeThrow 0:47 67-83

    Christian Bishop missed Free Throw.

    4397037 2nd Half
  15. PersonalFoul 0:47 67-83

    Foul on Brandon Slater.

    4397133 2nd Half
  16. JumpShot 0:50 67-83

    Jermaine Samuels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Moore.

    4278588 2nd Half
  17. Steal 0:55 64-83

    Justin Moore Steal.

    4592491 2nd Half
  18. Lost Ball Turnover 0:55 64-83

    Marcus Zegarowski Turnover.

    4397036 2nd Half
  19. ShortTimeOut 0:59 64-83

    Villanova Timeout

    2nd Half
  20. LayUpShot 1:02 64-83

    Brandon Slater made Layup. Assisted by Bryan Antoine.

    4397133 2nd Half
  21. Offensive Rebound 1:08 62-83

    Jermaine Samuels Offensive Rebound.

    4278588 2nd Half
  22. JumpShot 1:08 62-83

    Bryan Antoine missed Three Point Jumper.

    4432814 2nd Half
  23. Defensive Rebound 1:26 62-83

    Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Defensive Rebound.

    4432813 2nd Half
  24. JumpShot 1:26 62-83

    Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.

    4278556 2nd Half
  25. Defensive Rebound 1:45 62-83

    Christian Bishop Defensive Rebound.

    4397037 2nd Half
  26. JumpShot 1:45 62-83

    Bryan Antoine missed Three Point Jumper.

    4432814 2nd Half
  27. Defensive Rebound 1:53 62-83

    Justin Moore Defensive Rebound.

    4592491 2nd Half
  28. JumpShot 1:53 62-83

    Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.

    4397036 2nd Half
  29. ShortTimeOut 2:13 62-83

    Creighton Timeout

    2nd Half
  30. Defensive Rebound 2:25 62-83

    Mitch Ballock Defensive Rebound.

    4278556 2nd Half
  31. JumpShot 2:25 62-83

    Brandon Slater missed Three Point Jumper.

    4397133 2nd Half
  32. LayUpShot 2:45 62-83

    Marcus Zegarowski made Layup.

    4397036 2nd Half
  33. MadeFreeThrow 3:04 62-81

    Brandon Slater made Free Throw.

    4397133 2nd Half
  34. MadeFreeThrow 3:04 61-81

    Brandon Slater made Free Throw.

    4397133 2nd Half
  35. PersonalFoul 3:04 60-81

    Foul on Christian Bishop.

    4397037 2nd Half
  36. JumpShot 3:22 60-81

    Mitch Ballock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.

    4278556 2nd Half
  37. MadeFreeThrow 3:50 60-78

    Brandon Slater made Free Throw.

    4397133 2nd Half
  38. MadeFreeThrow 3:50 59-78

    Brandon Slater made Free Throw.

    4397133 2nd Half
  39. OfficialTVTimeOut 3:50 58-78

    Official TV Timeout

    2nd Half
  40. PersonalFoul 3:50 58-78

    Foul on Christian Bishop.

    4397037 2nd Half

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