No. 5 Villanova blasts Marquette 85-68 for 6th straight win Collin Gillespie's accuracy and Villanova's efficiency assured that the Wildcats wouldn't join the list of Marquette's highly-ranked victims. Gillespie scored 22 points and sank six 3-pointers as No. 5 Villanova routed Marquette 85-68 for its sixth consecutive victory Wednesday night. Read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401255019
Late dunk lifts No. 11 Creighton to win over Providence Christian Bishop had a go-ahead dunk with 0.8 seconds left and the 11th-ranked Creighton Bluejays held off a late rally to beat the Providence Friars 67-65 on Saturday. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401269594
No. 7 Creighton routs Seton Hall 89-53, Jefferson scores 19 Creighton came into its game against Seton Hall off three wins by a total of nine points, and the history between the teams suggested another close contest Wednesday night. It turned out this one wasn't even close. Damien Jefferson scored 16 of his season-high 19 points in the first half and No. 7 Creighton jumped out to a fast start on its way to an 89-53 victory over the Pirates. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401269601
No. 7 Creighton routs St. John’s 97-79 without Zegarowski Creighton’s high-scoring offense didn’t skip a beat even without its biggest star. Denzel Mahoney scored a season-high 24 points to lead six players in double figures with Marcus Zegarowski out of the lineup, and seventh-ranked Creighton pulled away early in a 97-79 victory over St. John’s on Saturday. Read more https://sports.yahoo.com/no-7-creighton-routs-st-233642919.html?guccounter=1
No. 25 UConn cracks Top 25, squeezes past DePaul 60-53 UConn returned to the Top 25 for the first time in more than four years, then immediately got all it could handle from a struggling DePaul squad. The close score aside, the Huskies made a big statement Monday about the direction of the program. Tyrese Martin scored 18 points and 25th-ranked Connecticut beat DePaul 60-53 without leading scorer James Bouknight for its fourth straight victory. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401272041
Butler erases 13-point deficit, upsets No. 8 Creighton in OT Butler coach LaVall Jordan challenged Aaron Thompson on Saturday. The senior guard responded just as Jordan envisioned. Thompson scored 17 points, found Bryce Nze for the go-ahead layup with 68 seconds left in overtime, and played shutdown defense late to help the Bulldogs overcome a 13-point deficit and upset No. 8 Creighton 70-66. Read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401269612
UConn men’s basketball loses to St. John’s, 74-70 No. 23 UConn men’s basketball could not overcome missed free throws, layups, and ugly turnovers in a rough loss to St. John’s, 74-70, at Gampel Pavilion on Monday afternoon. Read more https://www.theuconnblog.com/2021/1/18/22237639/uconn-mens-basketball-loses-to-st-johns-74-70
No. 3 Villanova edges Seton Hall in return from 27-day break Stuck in medical isolation, Villanova filled its schedule with YouTube videos, FaceTime calls and video games to stay connected. The Wildcats had to create their own entertainment with basketball on pause. "It's hard when you're in a hotel room watching everybody else play," guard Collin Gillespie said. With a lengthy layoff over, the Wildcats could finally enjoy their own highlight reel. Cole Swider hit the winning free throw with 1.9 seconds left and Gillespie scored 22 points to help No. 3 Villanova win its first game in 27 days, 76-74 over Seton Hall on Tuesday night. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401269617
Watson scores 29 to lead Friars past No. 11 Creighton 74-70 Nate Watson let himself down with his performance the first time Providence played Creighton this season. The big man was better than ever Wednesday night, scoring a career-high 29 points to lead the Friars past the 11th-ranked Bluejays 74-70. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401269619
Gillespie, Moore lead No. 3 Villanova past Providence 71-56 A bright light coming from a sunny window delayed the start of the second half. When the game finally resumed, Villanova's offense shone on the court — neither a dark curtain nor Providence could blot out the Wildcats. Collin Gillespie and Justin Moore scored 15 points apiece, and No. 3 Villanova used a dominating final 20 minutes to defeat Providence 71-56 on Saturday. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401269624
Mahoney scores 20, leads No. 11 Creighton past No. 23 UConn Creighton's Denzel Mahoney bounced back from one of his worst games of the season to play one of his best. Mahoney scored 20 points and the 11th-ranked Bluejays broke open a close game in the last 10 minutes to beat No. 23 Connecticut 74-66 Saturday. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401269622
Ballock scores 29 points, No. 17 Creighton beats Seton Hall All No. 17 Creighton needed to beat Seton Hall was Mitch Ballock's biggest game of the season and a rarely used or practiced zone defense that allowed the Bluejays to overcome their biggest deficit in a win since 2014. Ballock hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 41 seconds to play to cap a season-high 29-point performance and Creighton overcame a 16-point second-half deficit to beat Seton Hall 85-81 on Wednesday night. Read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401269629
Hoyas ride hot shooting to 86-79 upset of No. 15 Creighton Georgetown followed up what had been its biggest win of the season with an even bigger one. Jahvon Blair scored 22 points to lead four Hoyas in double figures, and Georgetown used its best shooting in weeks to build a quick lead and beat No. 15 Creighton 86-79 on Wednesday night. Read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401269636
St. John's shuts down No. 3 Villanova in 70-59 upset St. John'sVince Cole, left, drives against Villanova's Caleb Daniels during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in New York. Freshman guard Posh Alexander and his pumped-up teammates doused Mike Anderson with water after their biggest win yet under the second-year St. John's coach. Just outside Carnesecca Arena, students cheered so loudly from their dorms that jubilant players could hear them in the locker room. It was that kind of night for the suddenly surging Red Storm. “I let them see another side of me,” a smiling Anderson said. Alexander scored 16 points and St. John's smothered No. 3 Villanova, upsetting the ice-cold Wildcats 70-59 on Wednesday to halt their nine-game winning streak. read more https://www.myjournalcourier.com/sp...uts-down-No-3-Villanova-in-70-59-15923343.php
Bishop leads No. 19 Creighton past cold-shooting Hoyas 63-48 Just last week, Georgetown dominated Creighton on the Bluejays' home court. Creighton did the same to the Hoyas on Tuesday night. Christian Bishop scored 17 points and the 19th-ranked Bluejays capitalized on Georgetown's worst shooting performance in a decade while rolling to a 63-48 win. Read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401269590
