Inside the Box Score:
Creighton outrebounded Villanova 38-34, and outscored them 34-18 on points in the paint. And the Jays canceled out what they gave up on second chance points (15) with what they scored themselves in transition (17).
They held Villanova to .897 points per possession, to 6-of-23 shooting to start the game while they were building their initial lead and to 3-of-16 shooting down the stretch when the game was ultimately decided. They grabbed rebounds on 16 of Villanova’s first 17 missed shots. And they ended up with 1.134 points per possession themselves — the only team in Big East play this season so far to be above 1.