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Villanova and Creighton escape with narrow victories in Big East semifinals

If you are a Big East Basketball or college basketball fan in general, tonight’s Big East Tournament semifinal games certainly left you anxiously anticipating tomorrow night’s title game. Friday night’s semifinal round began with Seton Hall and Villanova at 6:30 PM, followed by Xavier and Creighton at 9 PM.

Both games turned out to be instant Big East Tournament classics, making it very difficult for fans to leave the “World’s Most Famous Arena” and await Championship Saturday.

Seton Hall vs Villanova

If you thought last year’s Big East Tournament Championship game between Seton Hall and Villanova was a great game, you’re going to need a much better word to describe how incredible this year’s semifinals matchup was between these two teams.