Daily News | Villanova seals its NCAA fate with a loss to Creighton in the Big East tournament
NEW YORK — All year, after wins or losses, Villanova’s mantra has remained the same — to be the best team it can be by the end of the season.In the Big East tournament quarterfinals, sixth-seeded
fell, 87-71, to third-seeded Creighton behind a barrage of threes and a dominant Bluejays defense. While Villanova still could accept an NIT bid, the Wildcats will miss the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2012.The Bluejays finished with 12 three-pointers in the game, hitting consecutive threes to stretch an early three-point lead to nine and run away from there.
Trey Alexander hit the first three triples he attempted and finished with 13 points, while Baylor Scheierman’s with consecutive treys early in the second half created seperation . It wasn’t just Scheierman and Alexander, either — the Bluejays finished with all five starters in double figures, led by Ryan Kalkbrenner’s 21.Defensively, the Bluejays did what they wanted.
The Wildcats made progress and were at their best at the end of the year, but when the clock struck midnight, that best wasn’t nearly good enough.
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