UNDATED (AP) — Justin Moore dropped in 24 points and 10th-ranked Villanova wrapped up the Big East regular-season title by defeating No. 14 Creighton, 72-60.
Jay Wright’s team raced to a 19-point lead and clinched its seventh regular-season title in the last eight seasons. However, the Wildcats finished the game without star guard Collin Gillespie due to a left knee injury suffered in the first half.
The Bluejays were in action for the first time since coach Greg McDermott came under fire for using racist language in a postgame locker room talk.
In other top-25 men’s basketball finals:
— MJ Walker scored 18 points, hitting six 3-pointers, and RaiQuan Gray added 16 points to help No. 11 Florida State win its 25th straight ACC home game, 93-64, over Boston College. Gray scored in double figures for an 11th straight game for the Seminoles, who are in position to win the league’s regular-season title with a win at Notre Dame on Saturday. Walker scored 12 points in the first half as the Seminoles cruised to a 53-35 lead at the break and were never challenged. The Seminoles shot 55.6% from the floor and 13 of 27 from 3-point range.
— Matt Mitchell scored 19 points and Jordan Schakel added 16 for No. 19 San Diego State, which beat UNLV 71-62 to clinch the Mountain West Conference regular-season title for the second straight year. Nathan Mensah scored 14 points for the Aztecs, who used a 14-0 run spanning halftime to take control and win their 11th straight game. They get a week of rest before returning to Las Vegas as the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.
