OMAHA, Neb. -- No. 10/9 Creighton men's basketball earned its first 13-0 start since 1942-43 with a 89-75 win over visiting Seton Hall to open BIG EAST play on Wednesday night before 18,084 fans at CenturyLink Center Omaha.
The victory sets up a showdown with No. 1 Villanova on Saturday at 12:00 pm in Omaha. The Wildcats will be the first defending national champs to play Creighton in Omaha since Oklahoma State in 1947, a 40-31 Bluejay win. VU owns a nation-best 19-game win streak and is 13-0 this year.
All five Bluejay starters scored in double-figures for CU against Seton Hall, led by 21 points and 10 assists by Creighton shot 56.