Creighton Bluejays vs. Villanova Wildcats

Mar 3, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CREI	23	37	60
VILL	42	30	72

Game Recap

Villanova wins Big East title; McDermott coaches under fire. Justin Moore scored 24 points and helped No. 10 Villanova capture the Big East title with a 72-60 win over a No. 14 Creighton team playing with coach Greg McDermott under fire for using language evocative of slavery.

Player Stats

CREIGHTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Christian Bishop	26	2-5	0-0	1-1	7	1	1	2	4	1	5
23Damien Jefferson	32	6-10	1-4	0-2	8	4	0	0	0	3	13
11Marcus Zegarowski	33	4-13	2-8	0-0	2	4	2	0	1	1	10
24Mitch Ballock	32	5-11	4-9	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	1	14
34Denzel Mahoney	19	1-6	1-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	2	3
32Ryan Kalkbrenner	14	3-4	0-0	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	7
4Shereef Mitchell	22	3-8	2-5	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	2	8
0Antwann Jones	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0
5Alex O'Connell	13	0-4	0-2	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	1	0
TOTAL	-	24-6238.7%	10-3330.3%	2-728.6%	30	16	7	3	9	14	60

VILLANOVA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	36	6-13	0-3	2-3	14	5	0	0	1	1	14
23Jermaine Samuels Jr.	39	3-11	1-5	0-0	4	7	1	0	1	1	7
5Justin Moore	31	9-12	3-5	3-3	5	5	1	1	0	2	24
2Collin Gillespie	13	2-3	1-2	0-0	2	2	0	0	2	0	5
14Caleb Daniels	31	1-7	1-6	2-2	2	0	2	0	4	3	5
10Cole Swider	15	1-3	1-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3
3Brandon Slater	24	5-8	1-2	0-0	5	1	2	0	1	4	11
1Bryan Antoine	11	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3

TOTAL	-	28-5848.3%	9-2634.6%	7-887.5%	37	21	7	1	9	11	72

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCREIVILL

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Villanova.
(19:46) Caleb Daniels Turnover.
(19:46) Marcus Zegarowski Steal.
+3 (19:28) Denzel Mahoney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Bishop.
30
(18:54) Collin Gillespie Turnover.
(18:54) Mitch Ballock Steal.
(18:47) Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:47) Damien Jefferson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:36) Damien Jefferson made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Mahoney.
50
(18:06) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:06) Caleb Daniels Offensive Rebound.
(17:57) Foul on Mitch Ballock.
+2 (17:56) Collin Gillespie made Jumper. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.
52
(17:45) Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:45) Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:27) Justin Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.
55
(17:09) Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:09) Collin Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(16:55) Caleb Daniels missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:55) Christian Bishop Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:48) Marcus Zegarowski made Layup.
75
+3 (16:23) Collin Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Moore.
78
(16:12) Christian Bishop Turnover.
(16:12) Jermaine Samuels Steal.
+2 (16:06) Justin Moore made Dunk. Assisted by Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.
710
(15:47) Foul on Jermaine Samuels.
(15:38) Christian Bishop missed Layup.
(15:38) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:28) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Dunk. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.
712
(15:08) Damien Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:08) Creighton Offensive Rebound.
(14:49) Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:49) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Defensive Rebound.
(14:27) Foul on Marcus Zegarowski.
+3 (14:15) Jermaine Samuels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.
715
(13:57) Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:57) Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound.
(13:38) Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:38) Marcus Zegarowski Defensive Rebound.
(13:20) Damien Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:20) Justin Moore Defensive Rebound.
(13:08) Caleb Daniels missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:08) Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.
(12:48) Shereef Mitchell missed Layup.
(12:48) Justin Moore Defensive Rebound.
(12:30) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:30) Damien Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
(12:21) Marcus Zegarowski missed Layup.
(12:21) Creighton Offensive Rebound.
(12:06) Foul on Justin Moore.
(11:53) Alex O'Connell missed Jumper.
(11:53) Cole Swider Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:30) Brandon Slater made Layup. Assisted by Justin Moore.
717
(11:14) Foul on Caleb Daniels.
(11:14) Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Free Throw.
(11:14) Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:14) Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Free Throw.
(11:14) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Defensive Rebound.
(11:03) Collin Gillespie Turnover.
(11:03) Ryan Kalkbrenner Steal.
+3 (10:43) Shereef Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.
1017
(10:20) Collin Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:20) Alex O'Connell Defensive Rebound.
(10:08) Alex O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:08) Brandon Slater Defensive Rebound.
(9:54) Foul on Shereef Mitchell.
(9:47) Foul on Antwann Jones.
+2 (9:38) Justin Moore made Layup.
1019
(9:21) Christian Bishop Turnover.
(9:21) Brandon Slater Steal.
+2 (9:15) Brandon Slater made Layup. Assisted by Justin Moore.
1021
(9:05) Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:05) Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound.
(8:53) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Turnover.
(8:53) Christian Bishop Steal.
+2 (8:47) Marcus Zegarowski made Jumper.
1221
(8:29) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl missed Jumper.
(8:29) Mitch Ballock Defensive Rebound.
(8:16) Mitch Ballock missed Jumper.
(8:16) Justin Moore Defensive Rebound.
(8:09) Caleb Daniels missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:09) Christian Bishop Defensive Rebound.
(7:58) Marcus Zegarowski missed Layup.
(7:58) Justin Moore Block.
(7:58) Collin Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:45) Justin Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.
1224
+3 (7:31) Mitch Ballock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.
1524
+3 (7:09) Bryan Antoine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.
1527
(6:51) Foul on Justin Moore.
(6:39) Damien Jefferson missed Jumper.
(6:39) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:29) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Layup. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.
1529
(5:58) Denzel Mahoney missed Jumper.
(5:58) Brandon Slater Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:43) Jermaine Samuels made Dunk. Assisted by Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.
1531
(5:31) Christian Bishop Turnover.
(5:31) Brandon Slater Steal.
(5:17) Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:17) Denzel Mahoney Defensive Rebound.
(5:08) Foul on Denzel Mahoney.
(5:08) Denzel Mahoney Turnover.
(4:52) Jermaine Samuels missed Layup.
(4:52) Christian Bishop Block.
(4:52) Bryan Antoine Offensive Rebound.
(4:45) Jermaine Samuels missed Jumper.
(4:45) Shereef Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:39) Marcus Zegarowski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shereef Mitchell.
1831
+3 (4:18) Caleb Daniels made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.
1834
(3:50) Shereef Mitchell missed Layup.
(3:50) Ryan Kalkbrenner Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:50) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Two Point Tip Shot.
2034
+2 (3:29) Jermaine Samuels made Jumper.
2036
(3:19) Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:19) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:04) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Layup.
2038
(2:41) Shereef Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:41) Ryan Kalkbrenner Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:38) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup.
2238
(2:15) Cole Swider missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:15) Villanova Offensive Rebound.
(2:12) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:12) Shereef Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(2:09) Shereef Mitchell Turnover.
(2:09) Bryan Antoine Steal.
(1:45) Caleb Daniels missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:44) Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.
(1:15) Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Jumper.
(1:15) Cole Swider Defensive Rebound.
(0:47) Caleb Daniels missed Jumper.
(0:47) Brandon Slater Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:41) Brandon Slater made Layup.
2240
(0:16) Foul on Caleb Daniels.
+1 (0:16) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.
2340
(0:16) Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Free Throw.
(0:16) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:05) Jeremiah Robinson-Earl made Layup.
2342
(0:01) Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:01) Creighton Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CREI

VILL

60Points72

24-62(38.7%)Field Goal(%)28-58(48.3%)

10-33(30.3%)3-Point(%)9-26(34.6%)

2-7(28.6%)Free Throw(%)7-8(87.5%)

32(8)Rebounds(Offensive)38(6)

16Assists21

7Steals7

3Blocks1

9Turnovers9

14(0)Fouls(Technical)11(0)

5Largest Lead22

Game Details

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 · 8:30 PM

Finneran Pavilion · Villanova, PA

capacity: 6,501

tv: FS1

spread: VILL -5

over/under: 147.5