No. 10 Creighton beat Villanova, 69-67, with a last-second shot, but it was another slow start by the Wildcats.
Creighton, comfortably in the NCAA Tournament, hadn’t played since last Saturday., uncomfortably in the nail-biting section of the tournament discussion, played a road game Wednesday and lost, and had been playing every game — all nine of them — for the last five weeks like its tournament life depended on it. Mostly because it did.
“They came out and really set the tone for that game,” said Villanova coach Kyle Neptune. “They made a lot of shots. They really executed and got us on our heels a little bit. Instead, it was great offensive players making great plays against a Villanova team that lacked a sense of urgency early. Villanova finally evened the score at 67 when Dixon was fouled by Alexander shooting a three-pointer and made all three free throws.
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