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Ryan Kalkbrenner scored his 1,000th career point on Saturday at Villanova
Photo by: Chelsea Nicholson
Men's Basketball Falls at Villanova As Kalkbrenner Surpasses 1,000 Points
2/25/2023 12:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Creighton hosts Georgetown on Wednesday
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 18 points and surpassed 1,000 in his career, but it wasn't enough as No. 19 Creighton lost to Villanova 79-67 on Saturday, Feb. 25 inside Wells Fargo Center in downtown Philadlphia.
Villanova (15-14, 9-9 BIG EAST) won for the fifth time in its last six games, while Creighton (18-11, 12-6 BIG EAST) lost its second game of the week after a 9-1 stretch.
The host Wildcats took control early, using a 29-10 run to build a 37-20 lead. Freshman reserve Mark Armstrong had five points and Eric Dixon added 10 of his 18 first half points to help the Wildcats pull away. Not even Ryan Kalkbrenner's 1,000th career point late in that run was enough to pull the Jays out of their offensive skid. Villanova would take a 38-22 lead into the half behind 7-of-13 three-point shooting that included 4-of-5 marksmanship from deep by Dixon.
Kalkbrenner led CU in the first half with nine points.Creighton made just 2-of-13 three-pointers in the opening half, missing its final 10 attempts from downtown before the break.
Down 17 early in the second half, CU used an 11-3 run to trim its deficit to nine (49-40) on a three-point play from Kalkbrenner. The Jays drew within seven (52-45) on a pair at the charity stripe by Kalkbrenner, which also drew the third foul on Dixon, before the Nova big man buried his sixth trey of the contest from the left corner following an offensive rebound. Dixon then pushed past his previous career-high with a three-point play to put the Cats back up by a baker's dozen with 11:18 left as part of an 8-0 run.
In addition to Kalkbrenner, Arthur Kaluma added a team-leading 18 points and Scheierman contributed 10.
Dixon led Nova with a career-high 31 points, making 11-of-15 shots from the floor and 6-of-8 tries from downtown. Cam Whitmore scored 17 points for VU.
The Bluejays will host their final home game of the regular-season on Wednesday, March 1, in a 7:30 p.m. contest vs. Georgetown that will be broadcast on FS1, 1620 The Zone and 101.9 The Keg.
NOTES: Ryan Kalkbrenner became the 45th player in Creighton history to score 1,000 career points when he reached the mark with 7:01 left in the first half. He also passed Anthony Tolliver (1,004) and Gregory Echenique (1,006) to move into 43rd place ... Creighton, which did not have a bench point in its previous two meetings vs. Villanova, finished with 10 points from its reserves ... Villanova (1) and Creighton (2) have the fewest transfers of any teams in the BIG EAST, while the other nine teams have a combined 54 transfers ... Baylor Scheierman has made a three-pointer in 39 straight games. His 29 game streak as a Bluejay ranks third-longest in program history, breaking a tie he had held with Kyle Korver ... Creighton has made a three-pointer in 977 straight games ... Ryan Kalkbrenner had his 24th straight game with a blocked shot ... Creighton fell to 9-1 in BIG EAST play against unranked teams ... Villanova joined Baylor, Creighton, Gonzaga, Kansas, Michigan State, Purdue and Texas Tech as one of eight schools to have beaten multiple top-25 teams each of the last eight seasons. It was Nova's second top-25 win this week after beating No. 16 Xavier on Tuesday in Cincinnati ... Creighton is 5-0 all-time when scoring 79 points or more against Villanova, compared to a 2-18 record when scoring 78 points or fewer.
Villanova (15-14, 9-9 BIG EAST) won for the fifth time in its last six games, while Creighton (18-11, 12-6 BIG EAST) lost its second game of the week after a 9-1 stretch.
The host Wildcats took control early, using a 29-10 run to build a 37-20 lead. Freshman reserve Mark Armstrong had five points and Eric Dixon added 10 of his 18 first half points to help the Wildcats pull away. Not even Ryan Kalkbrenner's 1,000th career point late in that run was enough to pull the Jays out of their offensive skid. Villanova would take a 38-22 lead into the half behind 7-of-13 three-point shooting that included 4-of-5 marksmanship from deep by Dixon.
Kalkbrenner led CU in the first half with nine points.Creighton made just 2-of-13 three-pointers in the opening half, missing its final 10 attempts from downtown before the break.
Down 17 early in the second half, CU used an 11-3 run to trim its deficit to nine (49-40) on a three-point play from Kalkbrenner. The Jays drew within seven (52-45) on a pair at the charity stripe by Kalkbrenner, which also drew the third foul on Dixon, before the Nova big man buried his sixth trey of the contest from the left corner following an offensive rebound. Dixon then pushed past his previous career-high with a three-point play to put the Cats back up by a baker's dozen with 11:18 left as part of an 8-0 run.
In addition to Kalkbrenner, Arthur Kaluma added a team-leading 18 points and Scheierman contributed 10.
Dixon led Nova with a career-high 31 points, making 11-of-15 shots from the floor and 6-of-8 tries from downtown. Cam Whitmore scored 17 points for VU.
The Bluejays will host their final home game of the regular-season on Wednesday, March 1, in a 7:30 p.m. contest vs. Georgetown that will be broadcast on FS1, 1620 The Zone and 101.9 The Keg.
NOTES: Ryan Kalkbrenner became the 45th player in Creighton history to score 1,000 career points when he reached the mark with 7:01 left in the first half. He also passed Anthony Tolliver (1,004) and Gregory Echenique (1,006) to move into 43rd place ... Creighton, which did not have a bench point in its previous two meetings vs. Villanova, finished with 10 points from its reserves ... Villanova (1) and Creighton (2) have the fewest transfers of any teams in the BIG EAST, while the other nine teams have a combined 54 transfers ... Baylor Scheierman has made a three-pointer in 39 straight games. His 29 game streak as a Bluejay ranks third-longest in program history, breaking a tie he had held with Kyle Korver ... Creighton has made a three-pointer in 977 straight games ... Ryan Kalkbrenner had his 24th straight game with a blocked shot ... Creighton fell to 9-1 in BIG EAST play against unranked teams ... Villanova joined Baylor, Creighton, Gonzaga, Kansas, Michigan State, Purdue and Texas Tech as one of eight schools to have beaten multiple top-25 teams each of the last eight seasons. It was Nova's second top-25 win this week after beating No. 16 Xavier on Tuesday in Cincinnati ... Creighton is 5-0 all-time when scoring 79 points or more against Villanova, compared to a 2-18 record when scoring 78 points or fewer.
Team Stats
CU
VU
FG%
.390
.500
3FG%
.192
.409
FT%
.800
.800
RB
32
32
TO
6
3
STL
1
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
6
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
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