Trey Alexander hit a fadeaway jumper with 0.2 seconds left and finished with 17 points to give No. 10 Creighton a 69-67 win over Villanova on Saturday.
Baylor Scheierman scored 11 of his 18 points in Creighton's dominant first half. Ryan Kalkbrenner added 14 points for Creighton , which clinched the No. 2 seed in the Big East Tournament. The victory also avenged a 68-66 overtime loss to Villanova on Dec. 20, giving Creighton a victory over every conference team this season.
The Wildcats scored 12 straight points, getting five apiece from Mark Armstrong and Dixon, before Moore's layup ended the run to pull the Wildcats within 63-61 with 2:34 left. After a Kalkbrenner hook, Moore's 3-pointer with 1:33 to play made it 65-64. Kalkbrenner dunked to push Creighton's lead to 67-64 with 59 seconds remaining. After TJ Bamba's steal of Steven Ashworth with 34 seconds to play, Dixon was fouled and hit all three free throws with 23.
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