Creighton Bluejays vs. Villanova Wildcats

Jan 7, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CREI	30	46	76
VILL	34	38	72

Game Recap

Swartz scores 20, Creighton takes down Villanova 76-72. Austin Swartz's 20 points helped Creighton defeat Villanova 76-72 on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

CREIGHTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Jasen Green	28	3-8	1-2	3-4	7	2	0	1	0	1	10
41Isaac Traudt	15	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
9Ty Davis	25	0-0	0-0	2-2	6	1	1	0	2	1	2
1Austin Swartz	31	9-15	2-7	0-1	4	3	0	0	0	2	20
4Josh Dix	34	7-14	2-6	1-2	4	0	0	0	1	2	17
17Kerem Konan	4	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
32Owen Freeman	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	1	2	0	2
2Blake Harper	27	6-9	1-2	4-4	3	1	0	1	1	2	17
5Nik Graves	15	1-6	0-2	0-1	0	2	1	0	0	2	2
7Fedor Zugic	13	2-3	1-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	1	5
TOTAL	-	29-5850.0%	7-2330.4%	11-1668.8%	34	10	3	3	8	12	76

VILLANOVA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Matt Hodge	28	2-5	1-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5
24Duke Brennan	33	6-8	0-0	4-6	12	3	0	1	2	2	16
4Tyler Perkins	31	7-13	2-8	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	18
2Bryce Lindsay	31	2-10	0-3	0-0	3	2	0	0	2	1	4
55Acaden Lewis	33	8-16	2-6	2-3	4	7	3	0	1	2	20
17Braden Pierce	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
7Malachi Palmer	14	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3
1Zion Stanford	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
5Devin Askew	21	2-10	0-1	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	2	4

TOTAL	-	29-6643.9%	6-2425.0%	8-1172.7%	28	14	4	2	5	15	72

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCREIVILL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Villanova.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Creighton.
+2 (19:47) Duke Brennan makes 8-foot hook shot (Bryce Lindsay assists).
02
(19:25) Austin Swartz misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:21) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(19:16) Tyler Perkins misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:12) Austin Swartz Defensive Rebound.
(18:57) Austin Swartz misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:53) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:31) Acaden Lewis makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
04
+2 (17:57) Owen Freeman makes layup (Austin Swartz assists).
24
(17:35) Bryce Lindsay misses layup.
(17:32) Duke Brennan Offensive Rebound.
(17:31) Duke Brennan bad pass turnover.
(17:31) Ty Davis Steal.
(17:25) Isaac Traudt misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:22) Owen Freeman Offensive Rebound.
(17:19) Owen Freeman bad pass turnover.
(17:19) Acaden Lewis Steal.
+2 (17:13) Tyler Perkins makes layup (Acaden Lewis assists).
26
+2 (16:48) Josh Dix makes layup.
46
+2 (16:39) Duke Brennan makes 2-foot dunk (Acaden Lewis assists).
48
(16:08) Josh Dix misses 15-foot step back jumpshot.
(16:04) Acaden Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(15:51) Acaden Lewis misses 18-foot jumper.
(15:48) Owen Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(15:24) Josh Dix misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(15:19) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:15) Tyler Perkins makes driving layup (Acaden Lewis assists).
410
(14:52) Austin Swartz misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:52) Duke Brennan Block.
(14:48) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(14:46) Bryce Lindsay misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(14:42) Owen Freeman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:29) Austin Swartz makes driving layup (Isaac Traudt assists).
610
(14:09) Tyler Perkins misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:06) Austin Swartz Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:03) Josh Dix makes 28-foot three pointer (Austin Swartz assists).
910
+3 (13:29) Tyler Perkins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Acaden Lewis assists).
913
+2 (13:05) Josh Dix makes 16-foot jumper.
1113
+2 (12:56) Duke Brennan makes layup (Acaden Lewis assists).
1115
(12:32) Isaac Traudt bad pass turnover.
(12:32) Malachi Palmer Steal.
+3 (12:12) Malachi Palmer makes 24-foot three point jumper (Braden Pierce assists).
1118
(12:03) Blake Harper misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:59) Devin Askew Defensive Rebound.
(11:45) Bryce Lindsay misses 17-foot floating jump shot.
(11:41) Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.
(11:37) Nik Graves misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(11:33) Kerem Konan Offensive Rebound.
(11:20) Foul on Devin Askew.
(11:20) Josh Dix misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:20) Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:20) Josh Dix makes free throw 2 of 2.
1218
(10:58) Acaden Lewis bad pass turnover.
(10:58) Nik Graves Steal.
(10:51) Foul on Braden Pierce.
(10:51) Kerem Konan misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:51) Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:51) Kerem Konan makes free throw 2 of 2.
1318
(10:41) Devin Askew misses 21-foot jumper.
(10:38) Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.
(10:34) Kerem Konan bad pass turnover.
(10:34) Acaden Lewis Steal.
+3 (10:22) Matt Hodge makes 23-foot three point jumper (Devin Askew assists).
1321
(9:56) Nik Graves misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:53) Fedor Zugic Offensive Rebound.
(9:44) Josh Dix misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:40) Fedor Zugic Offensive Rebound.
(9:24) Blake Harper misses 10-foot hook shot.
(9:20) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(9:14) Foul on Kerem Konan.
(8:54) Matt Hodge misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:53) Villanova Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:53) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (8:33) Blake Harper makes 3-foot dunk (Nik Graves assists).
1521
+2 (8:10) Bryce Lindsay makes 20-foot step back jumpshot.
1523
(7:57) Austin Swartz misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:53) Acaden Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(7:44) Foul on Blake Harper.
+1 (7:44) Acaden Lewis makes free throw 1 of 2.
1524
+1 (7:44) Acaden Lewis makes free throw 2 of 2.
1525
(7:29) Isaac Traudt misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:26) Creighton Offensive Rebound.
+3 (7:14) Fedor Zugic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jasen Green assists).
1825
+2 (6:58) Tyler Perkins makes 17-foot pullup jump shot.
1827
(6:39) Fedor Zugic misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:37) Creighton Offensive Rebound.
(6:37) Foul on Malachi Palmer.
(6:31) Nik Graves misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:27) Devin Askew Defensive Rebound.
(6:08) Foul on Josh Dix.
(6:01) Devin Askew misses driving layup.
(5:56) Fedor Zugic Defensive Rebound.
(5:40) Foul on Devin Askew.
+1 (5:40) Blake Harper makes free throw 1 of 2.
1927
+1 (5:40) Blake Harper makes free throw 2 of 2.
2027
(5:29) Bryce Lindsay misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:25) Fedor Zugic Defensive Rebound.
(5:16) Ty Davis out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(5:00) Tyler Perkins misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:57) Ty Davis Defensive Rebound.
(4:48) Jasen Green misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:44) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
(4:34) Acaden Lewis misses 9-foot step back jumpshot.
(4:34) Villanova Offensive Rebound.
(4:34) Foul on Ty Davis.
(4:29) Matt Hodge misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:25) Blake Harper Defensive Rebound.
(4:15) Foul on Acaden Lewis.
+3 (3:57) Jasen Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Blake Harper assists).
2327
+2 (3:39) Zion Stanford makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
2329
+3 (3:31) Blake Harper makes 26-foot three point jumper.
2629
(3:05) Bryce Lindsay misses 20-foot jumper.
(3:02) Jasen Green Defensive Rebound.
(2:59) Blake Harper misses driving layup.
(2:59) Braden Pierce Block.
(2:59) Ty Davis out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(2:57) Ty Davis Offensive Rebound.
(2:49) Foul on Austin Swartz.
(2:29) Tyler Perkins misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:25) Jasen Green Defensive Rebound.
(2:13) Jasen Green misses 7-foot hook shot.
(2:11) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
(2:06) Foul on Duke Brennan.
(2:06) Duke Brennan turnover.
+2 (1:47) Austin Swartz makes 3-foot jumper.
2829
+3 (1:30) Acaden Lewis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Duke Brennan assists).
2832
(1:14) Nik Graves misses layup.
(1:12) Tyler Perkins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:54) Acaden Lewis makes driving layup.
2834
(0:34) Jasen Green misses layup.
(0:31) Bryce Lindsay Defensive Rebound.
(0:28) Bryce Lindsay bad pass turnover.
+2 (0:02) Austin Swartz makes driving layup.
3034

2nd half

Team Stats

CREI

VILL

76Points72

29-58(50.0%)Field Goal(%)29-66(43.9%)

7-23(30.4%)3-Point(%)6-24(25.0%)

11-16(68.8%)Free Throw(%)8-11(72.7%)

39(13)Rebounds(Offensive)30(12)

10Assists14

3Steals4

3Blocks2

8Turnovers6

12(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

7Largest Lead10

Game Details

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Finneran Pavilion · Villanova, PA

attendance: 6,501 (100%)

tv: Peacock

spread: VILL -4.5

over/under: 142.5