UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- BIG EAST Player of the Year Maddy Siegrist had 37 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 11 Villanova to a 63-61 win over Creighton on Sunday in the semifinals of the BIG EAST Tournament presented by JEEP.
The Wildcats (28-5) will play for a BIG EAST Tournament title on Monday against top-seeded and ninth-ranked Connecticut, which had little trouble in defeating Marquette 81-52 in the Sunday's first semifinal. Monday's title game will tip at 6 p.m. Central and be televised on FS1.
Villanova opened up a 59-51 lead with just over three minutes to play on a hoop by Siegrist before the Jays narrowed the gap to 59-56.