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Collin Gillespie, No. 5 Villanova Beat Creighton to Win 2022 Big East Championship

Second-seeded Villanova continued to assert its dominance in the Big East with a 54-48 win over fourth-seeded Creighton on Saturday at Madison Square Garden to capture the men's conference title for the fourth time since 2017 and the sixth time overall.

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Saturday's game was the first time Villanova and Creighton had met in the Big East title game since 2017, a game the Wildcats won 74-60. The Bluejays have never won a Big East Championship and are now 0-4 in the big game.

Villanova now has the third-most Big East title wins with six, breaking a tie with Syracuse, who has five.