The BIG EAST’s three ranked teams averaged 94.0 points in Friday victories, while advancing in tournaments.
No. 22/20 Creighton scored 60 points in the first half in a 103-77 win over Washington State in the first round of the Paradise Jam in U.S. Virgin Islands. Cole Huff posted team highs of 19 points and six rebounds. Five Bluejays reached double figures. Maurice Watson Jr. had 10 of his 13 assists in the first half.
No. 3/3 Villanova knocked off Wake Forest 96-77 in the second round of the Charleston Classic. Josh Hart pumped in a career-high 30 points on 11-of-14 shooting and 6-of-8 from 3-point range.