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Kalkbrenner's 22, Ashworth's game-winner lift Creighton past Villanova, 62-60
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 22 points to lead Creighton and Steven Ashworth knocked down the game-winning 3-pointer with seven seconds left as the Bluejays took down Villanova 62-60 on Saturday.
Kalkbrenner had eight rebounds for the Bluejays (16-6, 9-2 Big East Conference). Jamiya Neal scored 13 points and added nine rebounds. Ashworth shot 4 for 9, including 3 for 7 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points. The Bluejays picked up their seventh straight victory.
The Wildcats (12-10, 5-6) were led by Wooga Poplar, who recorded 24 points and five steals. Eric Dixon added 17 points for Villanova. Jordan Longino also had eight points.
Creighton went into halftime tied with Villanova 29-29. Kalkbrenner put up 10 points in the half. Kalkbrenner scored 12 second-half points for Creighton.
Both teams play again on Wednesday. Creighton visits Providence and Villanova travels to play DePaul.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner vs. Enoch Boakye (Jackson McAndrew gains possession) | Â |
| 19:41 | | Â | Wooga Poplar shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | Â |
| 19:41 |  | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 19:41 | | Â | Enoch Boakye defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:20 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus misses two point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 19:18 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:09 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point floating jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists) | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:46 | | Â | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:19 | | Â | Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:17 | | Â | Wooga Poplar defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:03 | | +3 | Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Eric Dixon assists) | 3-3 |
| 17:39 | | Â | Jackson McAndrew offensive foul (Wooga Poplar draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:39 | | Â | Jackson McAndrew turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 17:26 | | Â | Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:24 | | Â | Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:18 | | Â | Kris Parker shooting foul (Jasen Green draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:18 | | Â | Jasen Green misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 17:18 | | +1 | Jasen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-3 |
| 17:07 | | Â | Kris Parker misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:05 | | Â | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:49 | | Â | Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:47 | | Â | Wooga Poplar defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:39 | | Â | Wooga Poplar misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:37 | | Â | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:16 | | Â | Jamiya Neal turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 16:01 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:59 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:53 | | +2 | Jasen Green makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists) | 6-3 |
| 15:25 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 15:23 | | Â | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:12 | | Â | Jackson McAndrew misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:10 | | Â | Jackson McAndrew offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:06 | | +2 | Jackson McAndrew makes two point layup | 8-3 |
| 14:50 | | Â | Jamiya Neal personal foul (Jordan Longino draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:50 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:33 | | +2 | Wooga Poplar makes two point driving layup | 8-5 |
| 14:25 | | Â | Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:23 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:20 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point putback layup | 10-5 |
| 14:06 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus offensive foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:06 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 13:54 | | Â | Wooga Poplar personal foul (Jamiya Neal draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:39 | | Â | Enoch Boakye personal foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:19 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:17 | | Â | Jordann Dumont defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:07 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:05 | |  | Fedor Žugić defensive rebound |  |
| 12:51 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 12:49 | | Â | Jordann Dumont defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:41 | | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point layup (Jhamir Brickus assists) | 10-7 |
| 12:36 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Steven Ashworth assists) | 12-7 |
| 12:31 | | Â | Tyler Perkins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:29 | |  | Fedor Žugić defensive rebound |  |
| 12:23 | | Â | Jamiya Neal turnover (offensive goaltending) | Â |
| 12:14 | | +2 | Jhamir Brickus makes two point jump shot | 12-9 |
| 12:01 | | Â | Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:59 | | Â | Kris Parker defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:53 | | Â | Steven Ashworth personal foul (Jhamir Brickus draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:53 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:25 | | Â | Jordan Longino misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:23 | | Â | Fredrick King defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:59 | | Â | Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:57 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:57 | | Â | Isaac Traudt personal foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:42 | | Â | Jordan Longino misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:40 | | Â | Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:34 | | +2 | Steven Ashworth makes two point jump shot | 14-9 |
| 10:07 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:05 | | Â | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:04 | | Â | Steven Ashworth turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Perkins steals) | Â |
| 10:00 | | Â | Steven Ashworth shooting foul (Tyler Perkins draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:00 | | +1 | Tyler Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-10 |
| 10:00 | | +1 | Tyler Perkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-11 |
| 9:33 | | +2 | Jamiya Neal makes two point driving layup | 16-11 |
| 9:33 | | Â | Enoch Boakye shooting foul (Jamiya Neal draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:33 | | Â | Jamiya Neal misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 9:33 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:13 | | +2 | Jhamir Brickus makes two point pullup jump shot | 16-13 |
| 8:52 | | +3 | Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Jamiya Neal assists) | 19-13 |
| 8:29 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:27 | | Â | Ty Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:15 | | Â | Jordan Longino personal foul (Ty Davis draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:15 | | +1 | Ty Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-13 |
| 8:15 | | Â | Ty Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 8:15 | | Â | Kris Parker defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:07 | | Â | Kris Parker misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:05 | | Â | Bluejays defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:57 | | Â | Jump ball. Jasen Green vs. Tyler Perkins (Wildcats gains possession) | Â |
| 7:57 | | Â | Jasen Green turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Perkins steals) | Â |
| 7:57 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:43 | | Â | Jordan Longino misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:41 | | Â | Wildcats offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:34 | | +2 | Jordan Longino makes two point driving layup | 20-15 |
| 7:03 | | Â | Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:01 | | Â | Jordann Dumont defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:51 | | Â | Jordann Dumont misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:49 | | Â | Jasen Green defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:39 | | Â | Jasen Green misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:37 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:37 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point putback layup | 22-15 |
| 6:37 | | Â | Jordann Dumont shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:37 | | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 23-15 |
| 6:18 | | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point layup (Jhamir Brickus assists) | 23-17 |
| 5:58 | | Â | Jamiya Neal turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 5:45 | | +2 | Tyler Perkins makes two point driving layup (Jordan Longino assists) | 23-19 |
| 5:27 | | Â | Ty Davis turnover (bad pass) (Eric Dixon steals) | Â |
| 5:16 | | +2 | Eric Dixon makes two point layup (Jhamir Brickus assists) | 23-21 |
| 5:04 | | +2 | Ty Davis makes two point turnaround jump shot | 25-21 |
| 4:40 | | +3 | Eric Dixon makes three point jump shot | 25-24 |
| 4:23 | | Â | Ty Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:21 | | Â | Isaac Traudt offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:16 | | Â | Isaac Traudt turnover (bad pass) (Jordann Dumont steals) | Â |
| 4:04 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:02 | | Â | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:53 | | Â | Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:51 | | Â | Jordann Dumont defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:40 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus turnover (lost ball) (Jamiya Neal steals) | Â |
| 3:35 | | Â | Jamiya Neal turnover (bad pass) (Jhamir Brickus steals) | Â |
| 3:16 | | +3 | Jordann Dumont makes three point jump shot (Jhamir Brickus assists) | 25-27 |
| 3:13 | | Â | Bluejays 30 second timeout | Â |
| 3:13 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 2:46 | | Â | Tyler Perkins shooting foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:46 | | +1 | Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-27 |
| 2:46 | | +1 | Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-27 |
| 2:31 | | Â | Jhamir Brickus misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:29 | | Â | Jackson McAndrew defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:19 | | +2 | Jamiya Neal makes two point jump shot (Ty Davis assists) | 29-27 |
| 1:51 | | Â | Jasen Green shooting foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:51 | | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-28 |
| 1:51 | | +1 | Eric Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-29 |
| 1:38 | | Â | Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:36 | | Â | Enoch Boakye defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:25 | | Â | Enoch Boakye misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:23 | | Â | Steven Ashworth defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:19 | |  | Fedor Žugić misses three point jump shot |  |
| 1:17 | | Â | Eric Dixon defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:04 | | Â | Isaac Traudt personal foul (Eric Dixon draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:04 | | Â | Eric Dixon misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 1:04 | | Â | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:34 | |  | Fedor Žugić misses three point jump shot |  |
| 0:32 | | Â | Tyler Perkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:27 | | Â | Wildcats 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Jordan Longino misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |