Creighton hits Big East-record 21 3-pointers, whips No. 4 Villanova Ethan Wragge let the 3s fly, and helped the records fall. Wragge tied a school record with nine 3-pointers for all 27 points, Doug McDermott hit five 3s and scored 23 points, and Creighton set a team mark with 21 3-pointers in a 96-68 victory over No. 4 Villanova on Monday night. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400504539
No. 4 Villanova holds off Marquette, 94-85 in OT Villanova coach Jay Wright took a pleasant stroll through the corridors of the Bradley Center following a stressful win over Marquette. Tight games in the Big East are easier to handle with a calming influence like Ryan Arcidiacono handling the ball. Arcidiacono had 20 points and 11 assists, and coolly guided the fourth-ranked Wildcats in overtime following a frenzied finish to regulation of a 94-85 victory over Marquette on Saturday. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400504544
No. 9 Villanova tops Georgetown in turnover-filled rivalry game Lots of turnovers. Lots of fouls. For Villanova coach Jay Wright, it was also lots of fun -- although it's safe to say he felt that way only because his team won. In a game of starts and stops -- 34 turnovers, 39 fouls and 41 field goals -- the ninth-ranked Wildcats beat Georgetown 65-60 on Monday night to move into a tie for first place in the Big East while handing the Hoyas their fifth straight loss. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400504548
Doug McDermott's season-high 39 powers No. 20 Creighton St. John's dared Doug McDermott to beat the Red Storm. He did. McDermott hit a falling-away, 25-footer with 2.5 seconds left to finish his season-high 39-point night, and No. 20 Creighton won 63-60 after squandering all of an 18-point lead Tuesday. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400504549
Georgetown shocks No. 7 Michigan State at MSG Georgetown didn't care how its losing streak ended, just that it did. Beating No. 7 Michigan State made this elusive win even better. "You lose a couple in a row and life is hard. It's hell," Georgetown coach John Thompson said Saturday after the Hoyas snapped their five-game skid with a surprising 64-60 victory over the Spartans at Madison Square Garden. "It's a good win and I would feel that way regardless of the opponent the way we've been going." Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400504555
Bell leads No. 9 Villanova to rout of Temple Villanova posted another big win against its Big 5 neighbors. James Bell scored 19 points and the No. 9 Wildcats pulled away from Temple 90-74 on Saturday. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400496984
James Bell, Villanova earn wire-to-wire win over Xavier James Bell is Villanova's old guy. He's the only senior starter, the one counted on to steady the Wildcats, with a big bucket or a wise word. Bell answered the call again, hitting six 3-pointers and scoring 27 points and Darrun Hilliard had 17 to lead No. 6 Villanova to an 81-58 win over Xavier on Monday night. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400504556
Jay Wright claims 400th win as No. 6 Villanova blows out Seton Hall Jay Wright walked off the court to Villanova students chanting "400! 400!" at the popular coach. His milestone win was in the record book -- and the Wildcats look primed to build quite a bit more on that total this season. James Bell scored 20 points and JayVaughn Pinkston had 19 to lead No. 6 Villanova to its fifth straight victory, 70-53 over Seton Hall on Friday night. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400504560
Doug McDermott scores 32 as No. 12 Creighton thwarts DePaul Doug McDermott's shooting struggles didn't stop his Creighton teammates from getting him the ball with the game on the line. McDermott scored 32 points -- 11 during a 14-2 run after DePaul pulled within a point in the second half -- and the No. 12 Bluejays beat the Blue Demons 78-66 on Friday night. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400504561
St. John's upsets No. 12 Creighton for its sixth win in seven games The St. John's Red Storm found a way to keep Creighton's Doug McDermott from beating them a second time this season -- they didn't let him shoot for the final 8:40. Without the nation's leading scorer to turn to, the 12th-ranked Bluejays struggled offensively and the Red Storm came away with a 70-65 victory Sunday night, their sixth win in seven games. The only loss during that stretch came at Creighton two weeks ago. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400504564
Cleveland Melvin no longer at DePaul DePaul star forward Cleveland Melvin is no longer enrolled in school or part of the basketball program. The school announced the split with the senior on Monday after suspending him last month for violating team rules. Read more http://espn.go.com/chicago/mens-col...-depaul-blue-demons-no-longer-enrolled-school
Five Wildcats score in double figures as No. 6 Villanova tops DePaul Villanova worked the ball around until it found an open shot, all night long. Darrun Hilliard II and Ryan Arcidiacono led the charge from outside, while JayVaughn Pinkston cleaned up the interior. It was all business for the sixth-ranked Wildcats. Now they can move on to their Big East showdown with Creighton. Hilliard scored 22 points, Pinkston had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Villanova beat DePaul 87-62 on Wednesday for its sixth straight win. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400504568
Doug McDermott's 26 points, late 3 lead No. 18 Creighton by Butler Somehow Doug McDermott seems to make all those big shots -- even when they don't feel right. On Thursday night, one of college basketball's most prolific scorers surprised himself by making a 3-pointer with 47.8 seconds to go that sent No. 18 Creighton past pesky Butler for a 68-63 victory that helped them keep pace with Big East leader Villanova. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400504569
Doug McDermott passes Larry Bird in scoring as Creighton beats Nova Creighton apparently has Villanova's number. Doug McDermott matched his season high with 39 points and passed Larry Bird for 13th on the Division I career scoring chart, and the 18th-ranked Bluejays won 101-80 on Sunday to move into first place in the Big East, a half-game ahead of the No. 6 Wildcats. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400504573
No. 9 Villanova survives scare, escapes Providence in 2OT Ryan Arcidiacono felt he had a great chance to win it at the end of the first overtime. He knew what he was doing when he got another chance. Arcidiacono had a three-point play with 3.6 seconds left in the second overtime to lift No. 9 Villanova to an 82-79 win over Providence on Tuesday night. read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400504575
Doug McDermott jumps to 11th on career scoring list in Creighton win - Doug McDermott continued his climb up the all-time scoring list with a strong second half, and Ethan Wragge dialed in from long distance. That was enough to lift No. 11 Creighton past Marquette 85-70 on Wednesday night in a foul-plagued Big East game. read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400504578
Darrun Hilliard helps No. 9 Villanova outlast St. John's Jay Wright had flashbacks to the 1980s watching his team fight through a tough win. Darrun Hilliard scored 18 points, Ryan Arcidiacono had 12 and No. 9 Villanova beat St. John's 57-54 on Saturday. read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400504581
Justin Martin's 16 rebounds, 19 points lead Xavier by No. 9 Creighton With the best game of his career, Justin Martin helped Xavier get the better of a much-anticipated rematch. Martin had 19 points and a career-high 16 rebounds on Saturday, and Xavier led most of the way during a 75-69 victory over No. 9 Creighton in front of the largest crowd in the 14-year history of the Musketeers' arena. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400504590
Villanova tops Marquette on Darrun Hilliard's career day Darrun Hilliard watched intently Saturday night as the Philadelphia 76ers retired Allen Iverson's number at the Wells Fargo Center. Less than 24 hours later, in the same arena, he tried to recreate the magic of his all-time favorite player. Hilliard scored a career-high 26 points and No. 8 Villanova set a school record for regular-season wins with a 73-56 victory over Marquette on Sunday. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400504592
No. 6 Villanova turns back Xavier to clinch Big East championship Nobody on the current Villanova roster had even been born the last time the Wildcats stood alone atop the Big East. The 32-year drought ended Thursday night when Darrun Hilliard scored 19 points and No. 6 Villanova clinched the outright Big East championship for the first time since the 1981-82 season by holding off undermanned Xavier 77-70. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400504597
