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Townsend leads Creighton against Villanova
By The Associated Press
Creighton Bluejays (6-7, 2-2 Big East) at Villanova Wildcats (11-2, 4-0 Big
East)
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Thursday, 12 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Creighton visits Villanova after Kennedy Townsend scored 30 points
in Creighton's 76-74 loss to the Georgetown Hoyas.
The Wildcats are 5-2 in home games. Villanova ranks third in the Big East at
limiting opponent scoring, giving up 58.5 points while holding opponents to
36.8% shooting.
The Bluejays are 2-2 in Big East play. Creighton is 3-5 against opponents with
a winning record.
Villanova scores 75.7 points, 8.5 more per game than the 67.2 Creighton allows.
Creighton scores 12.0 more points per game (70.5) than Villanova allows (58.5).
The Wildcats and Bluejays square off Thursday for the first time in conference
play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jasmine Bascoe is averaging 17.5 points, 4.2 assists and 1.6
steals for the Wildcats. Brynn McCurry is averaging 15.1 points, 6.4 rebounds,
4.4 assists and 1.5 steals over the past 10 games.
Ava Zediker is scoring 12.8 points per game and averaging 5.2 rebounds for the
Bluejays. Neleigh Gessert is averaging 3.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 9-1, averaging 77.7 points, 33.3 rebounds, 20.4
assists, 10.1 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 60.7 points per game.
Bluejays: 5-5, averaging 72.2 points, 34.0 rebounds, 17.4 assists, 7.2 steals
and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 40.8% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 63.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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