The 19th ranked Creighton Bluejays will try to get back on track Saturday when they travel to Philadelphia to face the Villanova Wildcats. The Bluejays are 18-10 overall and 12-5 in the Big East while the Wildcats are 14-14 overall and 8-9 in the conference. Creighton beat Villanova 66-61 at home back in February but Villanova covered. Tipoff is at 12:00 p.m. EST at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.
The 19th ranked Creighton Bluejays are coming off a tough 73-71 loss to Marquette on Tuesday night. It was their second loss in their last three games and dropped them to 18-10 overall and 12-5 in the Big East. They are tied for second with Providence and Xavier, but they had a golden opportunity to draw even with first place Marquette, but now find themselves two games behind.
Art went WAAAYYYY up and brought the house down with him!! ?????? #GoJays // @___kingart pic.twitter.com/MnQPxoCOan
— Creighton Men's Basketball (@BluejayMBB) February 24, 2023
Tyler Kolek hit a jumper with 29 seconds left and that proved to be the game-winner as Marquette won a closely contested game. Both teams shot 48% from the floor, and Creighton made 5 more three pointers. But turnovers hurt the Bluejays as they coughed it up 15 times. Baylor Scheierman led Baylor with 18 points while Ryan Nembhard added 16 points with 5 assists. Ryan Kallbrenner chipped in with 12 points and 4 rebounds.
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