Creighton hands No. 18 Villanova its first loss of season (Dec 28, 2017)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Audrey Faber and Jaylyn Agnew each scored 19 points and Creighton upset No. 18 Villanova 69-54 Thursday in a Big East Conference opener to give coach Jim Flanery his 300th program win.
Sydney Lamberty's 3-point play off a layup put Creighton (7-4) ahead 39-36 with 5:51 left in the third quarter and the Bluejays never trailed thereafter.
Villanova owned leads of 16-9 and 29-20 in the first half before Creighton began to take control and trailed 33-32 at intermission. Villanova (10-1) finished the second half shooting just 8 for 23 from the field including 2 for 9 from beyond the 3-point arc.
Creighton controlled the interior and outscored the Wildcats 36-24 inside and scored 20 points off 10 Villanova turnovers. Creighton outrebounded Villanova 35-28. The Bluejays shot 49 percent (27 of 55).
Megan Quinn and Jannah Tucker led Villanova (10-1) with 11 points each and Adrianna Hahn scored 10.
