OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Toby Hegner had 21 points, James Milliken nailed a pair of late 3-pointers and Creighton snapped a nine-game skid, beating St. John’s 77-74 on Wednesday night.

Hegner made a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left to put Creighton (10-12, 1-8 Big East) up 75-72.

D’Angelo Harrison’s missed a 3-point attempt going the other way and Amar Alibegovic grabbed the offensive rebound. Alibegovic elected for two points with a 15-foot jumper, leaving St. John’s (13-7, 2-5) down by one with four seconds.

Hegner made both free throws for Creighton with 2.3 seconds and Harrison missed a 25-footer off the back of the rim at the buzzer.

Millikin scored nine of his 17 points in the final 3:15, starting with a 3-pointer that gave Creighton the lead for good at 65-62.

Harrison had 18 points to lead the Red Storm. Jamal Branch added 17 but fouled out with 2:43 left.

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Darrun Hilliard scored a season-high 24 points to lead No. 4 Villanova to a 71-50 victory over Creighton on Sunday night.

Ryan Arcidiacono added 10 points for the Wildcats (18-2, 5-2 Big East), which rebounded from one of its worst performances of the season — Monday’s 78-58 defeat at Georgetown. In that loss, the Wildcats had a season-low eight assists and were one off a season high with 18 turnovers. They had 15 assists and just five turnovers against Creighton.

James Milliken had 13 points for the Bluejays (9-12, 0-8), who lost their ninth straight game. Creighton’s last win came Dec. 19 at home versus Texas-Pan American.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Roosevelt Jones had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Andrew Chrabascz made a go-ahead layup with 55 seconds left and Butler held off Creighton 64-61 on Wednesday night.

Chrabascz finished with 13 points and Kameron Woods added 12 with four blocks for the Bulldogs (14-6, 4-3 Big East). Jones also had six assists and three blocks before fouling out late.

Rick Kreklow led Creighton (9-11, 0-7) with 16 points, James Milliken chipped in 10 and Devin Brooks had seven with 10 boards. The Bluejays committed 19 turnovers in dropping their eight straight.

Creighton rallied with an 11-0 run to go up 59-57 with two minutes left. Chrabascz scored, then took a charge on the other end. A key offensive rebound by Woods gave him two free throws to go up 62-59 with 11 seconds left.

The teams exchanged free throws, and Kreklow’s half-court 3 was off the mark as time expired.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Kris Dunn scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half to lead three Providence scorers in double figures, and the Friars sent Creighton to its seventh straight loss with a 74-65 victory on Saturday night.

LaDontae Henton added 18 points and Tyler Harris had 13 for the Friars (14-5, 4-2 Big East), who swept the season series with the Bluejays.

James Milliken scored 22 points for Creighton (9-10, 0-6), which has lost its first six conference games for the first time since it went 0-7 to start Missouri Valley play in 1993-94.

Rick Kreklow scored 12 points and Devin Brooks had 10 for the Bluejays, who are under .500 for the first time since they were 13-14 on Feb. 16, 2010.

Providence shot 48 percent, including 6 of 14 beyond the arc, and enjoyed a 35-25 advantage on the boards.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Matt Carlino scored 19 Wednesday night and hit the game-winner on a pull-up 3 with 11 seconds left to lift Marquette past Creighton 53-52.

Marquette (10-6, 2-2 Big East) took possession trailing by two points after Will Artino’s travelling violation for Creighton (9-9, 0-5) with 21 seconds left. Carlino dribbled from the right wing off a screen to get free near the top of the key.

Carlino also had a 17-foot jumper off the dribble that pulled Marquette within 52-50 with 53 seconds left.

Duane Wilson added 17 points for the Golden Eagles, who led by 13 late in the first half. Creighton had back-to-back 3s in the final minute to cut the deficit to 28-21 at the break.

Rick Kreklow scored 13 and Toby Hegner 10 to lead the Bluejays, who pulled back in front midway through the second and led 50-46 on Kreklow’s 3 with 2 minutes left.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Sterling Gibbs made a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left, lifting No. 19 Seton Hall over Creighton 68-67 on Saturday.

James Milliken’s 3-pointer at the buzzer bounced off the rim, sending Creighton to a fifth straight loss for the first time since 1996-97.

Gibbs bounced back from an eight-point night in a loss to Xavier to score 22, making 4 of 8 3-pointers. Khadeen Carrington had 11 points and Brandon Mobley matched his career high with 13 rebounds for the Pirates (13-3, 3-1 Big East).

Milliken had 20 points in his first start, Will Artino had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Rick Kreklow added 10 points for the Bluejays (9-8, 0-4).

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Forrest Robinson made his first five 3-pointers, all in the first six minutes of the game, and scored a career-high 20 points as DePaul took sole possession of first place in the Big East with a 70-60 victory over Creighton on Wednesday night.

The Blue Demons (9-7, 3-0) have won their first three Big East games for the first time since they joined the conference in 2005-06.

Creighton (9-7, 0-3) has lost its first three conference games for the first time since 1993-94, when it was in the Missouri Valley, and four in a row overall for the first time since 1999-2000. The Bluejays also had their 11-game home conference win streak end.

Myke Henry added 11 points for DePaul.

Toby Hegner had 15 points and Avery Dingman added 10 for Creighton.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Freshmen L.J. Peak, Tre Campbell and Paul White combined for 37 points, leading No. 25 Georgetown past Creighton 76-61 on Saturday in a Big East matchup.

With a pair of starting seniors, Joshua Smith and Jabril Trawick, on the sideline because of foul trouble, Georgetown (9-4, 1-1) relied heavily on its first-year players, who provided 25 of 29 points during one span.

Campbell’s 3-pointer early in the second half wrapped up a 15-2 spurt that put Georgetown ahead 39-31. And White’s 3 with 7 1/2 minutes to go gave the hosts a 61-46 edge.

Smith did wind up with 16 points, and Trawick with 12. But Big East preseason player of the year D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera was limited to five.

Devin Brooks and Zach Hanson led Creighton (9-6, 0-2) with 11 points each.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — LaDontae Henton scored 35 points to lead Providence to its fifth-consecutive win, beating Creighton 65-53 in the Big East opener for both teams on Wednesday night.

Henton made 12 of 21 field goals, including 3 of 7 from 3-point range, and grabbed eight rebounds. Kris Dunn had 12 assists, eight rebounds and two steals for Providence (11-3, 1-0).

The Friars led 32-28 at halftime and opened the second half with a 10-2 run, including eight by Henton, to make it 42-30 with 15 minutes to play.

A layup by Geoffrey Groselle pulled Creighton (9-5, 0-1) within five, 44-39, but Dunn assisted on 3’s by Henton and Jalen Lindsey during a 12-0 Providence spurt which gave the Friars their biggest lead of the game, 56-39, with 8:34 left.

Groselle led Creighton, which lost five games before Jan. 1 for the first time since the 2009-10 season, with 14 points.