{"id":415351,"date":"2022-03-13T05:06:31","date_gmt":"2022-03-13T02:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/villanova-edges-creighton-to-win-another-big-east-tournament\/"},"modified":"2022-03-13T05:06:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-13T02:06:31","slug":"villanova-edges-creighton-to-win-another-big-east-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/villanova-edges-creighton-to-win-another-big-east-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"#Villanova edges Creighton to win another Big East Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41dea02a446\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41dea02a446\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/villanova-edges-creighton-to-win-another-big-east-tournament\/#%E2%80%9CVillanova_edges_Creighton_to_win_another_Big_East_Tournament%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Villanova edges Creighton to win another Big East Tournament&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CVillanova_edges_Creighton_to_win_another_Big_East_Tournament%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Villanova edges Creighton to win another Big East Tournament&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Nothing changed in eight years. Despite the addition of Connecticut, despite the loaded state of the Big East this year.<\/p>\n<p>The conference hierarchy is still Villanova \u2026 followed by everyone else. Jay Wright\u2019s team still owns the conference. For the fifth time since the league was realigned, the Wildcats and their fans celebrated a Big East Tournament title. The road was challenging, with three tight <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s and doubts along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, it didn\u2019t matter. Second-seeded Villanova found a way each night, edging St. John\u2019s, Connecticut and on Saturday night, Creighton. Collin Gillespie \u2014 the Big East Player of the Year, the accomplished fifth-year senior who has improved so much in his five years at Villanova \u2014 led the way in the 54-48 triumph at the Garden, scoring eight of the Wildcats\u2019 final 10 points.<\/p>\n<p>Gillespie\u2019s back-to-back 3-pointers, both over the outstretched arms of Creighton\u2019s 7-foot-1 center, Ryan Kalkbrenner, closed an 11-2 run, turning a four-point deficit into a five-point lead with 2:04 remaining.<\/p>\n<p>Creighton got within two with 37.5 seconds left after two Trey Alexander free throws, but Justin Moore scored inside, and the Wildcats held the Bluejays without a field goal for the final 3:49.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Collin-Gillespie.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Collin Gillespie, who scored eight of the 10 final Wildcats' points, drives to the basket during Villanova's 54-48 win over Creighton in the Big East Tournament final.\" class=\"wp-image-21510339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Collin-Gillespie.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Collin-Gillespie.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Collin-Gillespie.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Collin-Gillespie.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Collin Gillespie, who scored eight of the 10 final Wildcats\u2019 points, drives to the basket during Villanova\u2019s 54-48 win over Creighton in the Big East Tournament final.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Down the stretch, all that experience came through. Young Creighton, which started two freshmen and a sophomore, missed 11 of its last 12 shots. Gillespie and Moore executed, and delivered. And now Villanova (26-7) may wind up with a two-seed in the NCAA Tournament\u2019s East Region, and a chance to play at home at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on the second weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Gillespie finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists while Moore added 16 points and six rebounds. Kalkbrenner led Creighton (22-11) with 19 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. The Bluejays have reached the title game five times, but have yet to win it all.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"865\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Eric-Dixon.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=865\" alt=\"Villanova's Eric Dixon scores a layup during the Wildcats' victory.\" class=\"wp-image-21510345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Eric-Dixon.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1730 1730w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Eric-Dixon.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1297 1297w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Eric-Dixon.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=865 865w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Eric-Dixon.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=432 432w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Eric-Dixon.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px\"\/><figcaption>Villanova\u2019s Eric Dixon scores a layup during the Wildcats\u2019 victory.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The opening 20 minutes were uneasy on the eyes, with 10 combined turnovers and two made 3-point attempts in 26 tries. The leading scorer was Moore, with all of six points.<\/p>\n<p>The Bluejays\u2019 defense \u2014 one of the big surprises of this season\u2019s team \u2014 kept them in it, limiting Villanova to 8-for-27 shooting and only two free-throw attempts. The Bluejays weren\u2019t much better on their end, missing all 13 of their 3-point attempts and registering only two second-chance points. Still, it was 19-18 Villanova at the break, one of the lowest scoring halves in the history of the Big East Tournament championship game.<\/p>\n<p>It didn\u2019t change much for either team after the break. They didn\u2019t suddenly get hot. Villanova eventually created some breathing room, reeling off an 11-2 run to go ahead by eight, 33-25, on a Moore 3-pointer with 12:19 to go. Until Kalkbrenner scored inside on the ensuing possession, Creighton had gone 5:37 without a made field goal, managing two Kalkbrenner free throws in that span.<\/p>\n<p>But that Kalkbrenner score started a hot streak for Creighton, six consecutive <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>s with baskets, and just its second made 3-pointer in 20 attempts at that point. An Alexander 3-pointer, following an Arthur Kaluma offensive rebound, pulled them even at 36 with 8:07 left, forcing Wright to call a timeout.<\/p>\n<p>And when Kalkbrenner threw down an alley-oop, to cap an 18-6 run, Creighton had a four-point edge with 5:25 left, forcing another Villanova timeout. 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