Saturday, February 14
Omaha, Neb.
1:30 PM
Creighton University
13-13,7-8Big East
69
vs
80
Villanova
20-5,11-3Big East
1
2
F
Villanova
41
39
80
Creighton
27
42
69
Creighton Basketball welcomed back more than 50 alums on Saturday
Wildcats Drop Men's Basketball on Alumni Day
2/14/2026 5:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball
OMAHA, Neb. -- Villanova raced to a 25-10 lead and never looked back in an 80-69 win at Creighton on Saturday before 16,479 fans at CHI Health Center Omaha. The two teams have more BIG EAST wins than any other program since the league's reconfiguration in 2013.
The Wildcats (20-5, 11-3 BIG EAST) snapped a four-game losing streak in the series with its first road win in Omaha since 2023 over Creighton (13-13, 7-8 BIG EAST).
Duke Brennan (21 points, 12 rebounds) and Tyler Perkins (17 points, 11 rebounds) both turned in double-doubles for Villanova
Nik Graves finished with 15 points and five assists to lead three Bluejays in double-figures.
CU trailed 9-7 early before Villanova embarked on a 16-3 spurt that featured a pair of 8-0 runs sandwiched around a three-pointer from CU freshman Hudson Greer. Six different Wildcats scored during the flurry, that was capped by consecutive triples from Devin Askew to make it 25-10. Nova's lead grew to as large as 16 in the first half before it settled for a 41-27 lead at the break.
Creighton closed to within seven points at both 47-40 and 49-42, but VU kept the Jays at bay and didn't let any building momentum turn into an extended run to earn its first double-digit margin of victory in Omaha since 2019.
Josh Dix scored 14 points and Austin Swartz added 12 for the Bluejays, who scored 33 bench points. Greer ended his day with eight points, five rebounds and a career-high four steals. Also producing a career-high was Jasen Green, who snared 11 rebounds.
Askew added 13 points and Malachi Palmer scored 10 for Nova, which outscored CU 48-34 in the paint, 15-7 in second-chance points and 15-6 off turnovers.Â
Both teams finished with 41 rebounds.
Creighton is back in action on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Central when it visits No. 6 Connecticut.
NOTES: More than 50 former Creighton Basketball student-athletes, staff and managers returned and were recognized at halftime as part of Alumni Day. The attendees included current NBA players Ryan Kalkbrenner and Baylor Scheierman, who were in Omaha during the NBA's All-Star break ... Josh Dix had five rebounds and now owns 300 in his career ... Creighton made eight three-pointers and has now made five or more three-pointers in 97 straight games. That's the longest streak by a BIG EAST team since West Virginia from 2005-08 ... Each of the previous five meetings had been decided by seven points or less ... Creighton's streak of games decided by exactly one point was snapped at two. CU hasn't played three games in a row decided by exactly one point since the 1974-75 campaign.
The Wildcats (20-5, 11-3 BIG EAST) snapped a four-game losing streak in the series with its first road win in Omaha since 2023 over Creighton (13-13, 7-8 BIG EAST).
Duke Brennan (21 points, 12 rebounds) and Tyler Perkins (17 points, 11 rebounds) both turned in double-doubles for Villanova
Nik Graves finished with 15 points and five assists to lead three Bluejays in double-figures.
CU trailed 9-7 early before Villanova embarked on a 16-3 spurt that featured a pair of 8-0 runs sandwiched around a three-pointer from CU freshman Hudson Greer. Six different Wildcats scored during the flurry, that was capped by consecutive triples from Devin Askew to make it 25-10. Nova's lead grew to as large as 16 in the first half before it settled for a 41-27 lead at the break.
Creighton closed to within seven points at both 47-40 and 49-42, but VU kept the Jays at bay and didn't let any building momentum turn into an extended run to earn its first double-digit margin of victory in Omaha since 2019.
Josh Dix scored 14 points and Austin Swartz added 12 for the Bluejays, who scored 33 bench points. Greer ended his day with eight points, five rebounds and a career-high four steals. Also producing a career-high was Jasen Green, who snared 11 rebounds.
Askew added 13 points and Malachi Palmer scored 10 for Nova, which outscored CU 48-34 in the paint, 15-7 in second-chance points and 15-6 off turnovers.Â
Both teams finished with 41 rebounds.
Creighton is back in action on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Central when it visits No. 6 Connecticut.
NOTES: More than 50 former Creighton Basketball student-athletes, staff and managers returned and were recognized at halftime as part of Alumni Day. The attendees included current NBA players Ryan Kalkbrenner and Baylor Scheierman, who were in Omaha during the NBA's All-Star break ... Josh Dix had five rebounds and now owns 300 in his career ... Creighton made eight three-pointers and has now made five or more three-pointers in 97 straight games. That's the longest streak by a BIG EAST team since West Virginia from 2005-08 ... Each of the previous five meetings had been decided by seven points or less ... Creighton's streak of games decided by exactly one point was snapped at two. CU hasn't played three games in a row decided by exactly one point since the 1974-75 campaign.
Team Stats
VU
CU
FG%
.462
.415
3FG%
.286
.296
FT%
.737
.583
RB
41
41
TO
7
12
STL
7
5
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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