Creighton Bluejays vs. Villanova Wildcats

Mar 12, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CREI	18	30	48
VILL	19	35	54

Game Recap

Champs again: Villanova tops Creighton to win Big East title. While Collin Gillespie waited to twirl the souvenir net from atop a ladder he could not have climbed a year ago, he was spotted by another former Villanova star who knows how to win a championship game in crunch time.

Player Stats

CREIGHTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
44Ryan Hawkins	37	1-10	0-5	0-0	8	1	0	0	0	3	2
24Arthur Kaluma	38	4-12	0-5	1-2	12	3	0	0	4	3	9
11Ryan Kalkbrenner	36	8-11	0-0	3-4	8	1	0	3	2	2	19
23Trey Alexander	40	2-10	1-6	3-4	5	2	2	0	0	3	8
5Alex O'Connell	34	4-13	2-11	0-0	3	2	1	0	3	2	10
1KeyShawn Feazell	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Rati Andronikashvili	10	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0

TOTAL	-	19-5832.8%	3-2910.3%	7-1070.0%	37	9	3	3	11	13	48

VILLANOVA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
43Eric Dixon	14	2-4	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	3	1	4
3Brandon Slater	34	2-5	1-3	0-0	7	0	2	1	3	5
23Jermaine Samuels Jr.	24	2-7	0-4	1-1	8	2	1	2	2	5
5Justin Moore	39	5-15	3-8	3-6	6	0	0	0	0	16
2Collin Gillespie	36	5-14	3-8	4-4	7	5	2	1	1	17
15Jordan Longino	12	0-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Chris Arcidiacono	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0
14Caleb Daniels	35	3-8	1-6	0-1	5	0	1	1	3	7
TOTAL	-	19-5733.3%	8-3225.0%	8-1266.7%	38	9	6	8	10	54

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCREIVILL

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Creighton.
(19:48) Ryan Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:48) Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound.
(19:23) Eric Dixon Turnover.
(19:00) Alex O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:00) Ryan Kalkbrenner Offensive Rebound.
(18:54) Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:54) Collin Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(18:45) Jermaine Samuels missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:45) Eric Dixon Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:36) Jermaine Samuels made Layup. Assisted by Eric Dixon.
02
(18:25) Ryan Hawkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:25) Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:19) Justin Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jermaine Samuels.
05
(17:52) Alex O'Connell Turnover.
+2 (17:26) Justin Moore made Layup.
07
(16:53) Arthur Kaluma Turnover.
(16:37) Justin Moore missed Jumper.
(16:37) Arthur Kaluma Defensive Rebound.
(16:12) Rati Andronikashvili missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:12) Ryan Kalkbrenner Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:08) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup.
27
(15:42) Caleb Daniels missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:42) Arthur Kaluma Defensive Rebound.
(15:28) Foul on Jermaine Samuels.
+1 (15:28) Arthur Kaluma made Free Throw.
37
(15:28) Arthur Kaluma missed Free Throw.
(15:28) Jermaine Samuels Defensive Rebound.
(15:10) Justin Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:10) Creighton Defensive Rebound.
(15:07) Foul on Caleb Daniels.
(14:54) Foul on Jermaine Samuels.
(14:44) Rati Andronikashvili Turnover.
(14:33) Collin Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:33) Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.
(14:15) Ryan Hawkins missed Jumper.
(14:15) Collin Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(14:01) Caleb Daniels Turnover.
(14:01) Trey Alexander Steal.
(13:42) Arthur Kaluma missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:42) Brandon Slater Defensive Rebound.
(13:33) Caleb Daniels missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:33) Caleb Daniels Offensive Rebound.
(13:21) Jordan Longino missed Jumper.
(13:21) Villanova Offensive Rebound.
(13:18) Foul on Ryan Hawkins.
+2 (13:16) Caleb Daniels made Jumper.
39
(12:50) Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:50) Caleb Daniels Defensive Rebound.
(12:25) Eric Dixon Turnover.
+2 (12:14) Alex O'Connell made Jumper. Assisted by Arthur Kaluma.
59
(11:49) Foul on Trey Alexander.
(11:49) Justin Moore missed Free Throw.
(11:49) Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:49) Justin Moore made Free Throw.
510
(11:38) Arthur Kaluma Turnover.
(11:38) Brandon Slater Steal.
+2 (11:26) Brandon Slater made Layup.
512
(11:19) Trey Alexander missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:19) Justin Moore Defensive Rebound.
(11:11) Jordan Longino missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:11) Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.
+2 (10:48) Arthur Kaluma made Layup.
712
(10:18) Justin Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:18) Alex O'Connell Defensive Rebound.
(10:06) Alex O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:06) Justin Moore Defensive Rebound.
(9:36) Jordan Longino missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:36) Trey Alexander Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:22) Ryan Hawkins made Jumper.
912
(8:55) Brandon Slater Turnover.
(8:29) Ryan Hawkins missed Layup.
(8:29) Caleb Daniels Defensive Rebound.
(8:20) Justin Moore missed Jumper.
(8:20) Trey Alexander Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:13) Trey Alexander made Jumper.
1112
+3 (7:50) Brandon Slater made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Collin Gillespie.
1115
(7:15) Foul on Brandon Slater.
(7:15) Trey Alexander missed Free Throw.
(7:15) Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:15) Trey Alexander made Free Throw.
1215
(7:01) Justin Moore missed Jumper.
(7:01) Trey Alexander Defensive Rebound.
(6:35) Trey Alexander missed Jumper.
(6:35) Collin Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(6:03) Justin Moore missed Layup.
(6:03) Ryan Kalkbrenner Block.
(6:03) Alex O'Connell Defensive Rebound.
(5:55) Alex O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:55) Chris Arcidiacono Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:39) Eric Dixon made Jumper. Assisted by Chris Arcidiacono.
1217
(5:19) Arthur Kaluma missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:19) Chris Arcidiacono Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:55) Eric Dixon made Layup.
1219
+2 (4:30) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Dunk. Assisted by Alex O'Connell.
1419
(4:02) Foul on Eric Dixon.
(4:02) Eric Dixon Turnover.
(3:49) Alex O'Connell Turnover.
(3:49) Collin Gillespie Steal.
(3:41) Jordan Longino missed Layup.
(3:41) Ryan Kalkbrenner Block.
(3:41) Arthur Kaluma Defensive Rebound.
(3:29) Alex O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:29) Justin Moore Defensive Rebound.
(2:56) Collin Gillespie missed Jumper.
(2:56) Brandon Slater Offensive Rebound.
(2:40) Caleb Daniels missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:40) Ryan Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:29) Alex O'Connell made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Hawkins.
1619
(1:57) Collin Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:57) Arthur Kaluma Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:43) Arthur Kaluma made Layup.
1819
(1:15) Foul on Arthur Kaluma.
(1:08) Foul on Alex O'Connell.
(0:56) Collin Gillespie missed Jumper.
(0:56) Trey Alexander Defensive Rebound.
(0:45) Alex O'Connell missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:45) Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.
(0:20) Justin Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:20) Alex O'Connell Defensive Rebound.
(0:03) Trey Alexander missed Jumper.
(0:03) Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CREI

VILL

48Points54

19-58(32.8%)Field Goal(%)19-57(33.3%)

3-29(10.3%)3-Point(%)8-32(25.0%)

7-10(70.0%)Free Throw(%)8-12(66.7%)

40(12)Rebounds(Offensive)39(10)

9Assists9

3Steals6

3Blocks0

11Turnovers9

13(0)Fouls(Technical)10(0)

4Largest Lead8

Game Details

Saturday, March 12, 2022 · 6:30 PM

Finneran Pavilion · Villanova, PA

attendance: 19,812 (304.8%)

tv: FOX

spread: VILL -6.5

over/under: 128.5