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Creighton took an early 4-0 lead by on a layup from freshman Arthur Kaluma and a dunk by Ryan Kalkbrenner, but Villanova responded with eight straight to hold an 8-4 edge with 16:12 remaining. The Bluejays continued to attack the paint, getting 10 of its first 13 points inside the block, but trailed 15-13 (11:50).
The Bluejays groundwork on the interior began to pay dividends as the collapsing Wildcat defense gave Creighton shooters an extra step of space, the result was a quartet of three-pointers down the stretch of the first half.