Villanova 70, St. John’s 68
Maddy Siegrist scored what proved to be the game-winning and-one with four seconds left to lead Villanova (8-5, 2-2 BIG EAST) to its fifth straight win Sunday afternoon at Finneran Pavilion. Siegrist finished with game highs of 28 points and 11 rebounds, while Leilani Correa led St. John’s with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Correa put the Red Storm (5-8, 1-2) ahead by one with 1:22 to play. After neither team converted on their next possessions, Villanova had the opportunity with less than 20 seconds to go, missing its first two attempts but getting key offensive rebounds to maintain possession. Siegrist collected the rebound off a Lior Garzon miss and put it back up, making the shot while getting fouled, and then converting the free-throw. The Wildcats are 5-0 since Siegrist returned from injury with the junior averaging 27.8 points, 10.2 rebounds during that stretch.
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Creighton 67, Xavier 51
The Bluejays remained unscathed in BIG EAST play, scoring their fourth league win Sunday at Xavier. Lauren Jensen and Morgan Maly tied for the game high with 14 points apiece, each draining four three-pointers as Creighton (9-3, 4-0) made 14 from deep on the afternoon. Xavier (6-7, 1-3) saw four finish in double figures, including 11 apiece by Mackayla Scarlett, Mikayla Hayes and Shaila Beeler. Hayes grabbed a game-high 10 boards to collect the double-double. Tied at 35-35 with just over six minutes to play in the third, Creighton outscored Xavier 18-6 to close the frame with a double-digit lead, which it held onto the rest of the way.
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Up Next
Five BIG EAST women’s basketball games are scheduled for Friday, Jan. 7, beginning with an 11 a.m. ET showdown between Seton Hall and Butler. Three games follow at 7 p.m.: Connecticut at Villanova, Xavier at St. John’s and DePaul at Providence. The five-game slate wraps up at 7:30 p.m. when Creighton hosts Marquette. The Huskies-Wildcats tilt will air on SNY, while the four other games will stream live on the BIG EAST Digital Network presented by SoFi available on FloSports.
 
Upcoming Schedule
Friday
BUTLER at SETON HALL, 11 a.m. BEDN on FloSports
XAVIER at ST. JOHN’S, 7 p.m. Stats BEDN on FloSports
DePAUL at PROVIDENCE, 7 p.m. Stats BEDN on FloSports
UCONN at VILLANOVA, 7 p.m. Stats SNY
MARQUETTE at CREIGHTON, 7:30 p.m. Stats BEDN on FloSports
All times Eastern
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