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OMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton apparently has Villanovas number. Doug McDermott matched his season high with 39 points and passed Larry Bird for 13th on the Division I career scoring chart, and the 18th-ranked Bluejays won 101-80 on Sunday to move into first place in the Big East, a half-game ahead of the No. 6 Wildcats. Their 21-point victory came less than a month after they hammered Villanova by 28 in Philadelphia on the strength of a record 3-point shooting performance. "I didnt think we could play much better than we did at Villanova," Creighton coach Greg McDermott said. "But Im not sure we didnt play better today. We didnt have the crazy shooting night from the 3-point line, but the other parts of the game were really good." Villanova coach Jay Wright said getting blown out again was frustrating because he and his staff came up with a much different defensive plan. The Wildcats didnt double-team McDermott as much, and they denied the ball to 3-point marksman Ethan Wragge. McDermott did his thing, as usual, and Creightons bench produced 39 points. "Theyve got the best player in the country, and he makes everybody better around him," Wright said. "Theyre just a tough matchup for us. Our style of play and their style of play kind of leads to these kinds of games. Weve got to find the answer if we face them again." The Bluejays (21-4, 11-2) beat the same ranked opponent twice in the same season for the first time in program history. They also won their 16th straight at home, matching their longest streak since moving into the CenturyLink Center in 2003. McDermott went over 30 points for the ninth time this season and 23rd time in his career. He took over the national scoring lead, at 25.9 points a game. He passed Bird, the Indiana State great of the late 1970s, on the NCAAs scoring list with his fourth 3-pointer with 13:23 left. "Its pretty crazy. Thats one of my idols," he said. "Imagine if (Bird) had the 3-point line and he stayed four years. He would be way ahead of me. Its really cool just to be in that category with some of those guys." The senior forward left to an ovation with 1:43 left, embracing his coach and father before sitting down. He now has 2,863 career points. "Doug was obviously incredible," Greg McDermott said. "He has a way of stepping up for these games, and today was certainly an example of that." Isaiah Zierden had 13 points, Devin Brooks added 12 and Grant Gibbs had 11 for the Bluejays, who shot a season-best 64.2 per cent. Their previous high was 56.9 per cent in their 96-68 win at Villanova on Jan. 20. James Bell scored 18 points for the Wildcats (22-3, 10-2) before fouling out with 6:11 left. JayVaughn Pinkston scored all 15 of his points in the second half, and Dylan Ennis had 11. Wragge, who made nine 3-pointers and had a career-high 27 points in the teams first meeting, didnt get off a shot until the third minute of the second half and didnt make a field goal until 7:37 remained. Villanova mimicked other recent Creighton opponents in denying the senior forward the ball, and he finished with five points. Villanova had won six straight since its loss to the Bluejays last month. The Wildcats never led after the first minute. The start of the game wasnt quite like it was in Philadelphia last month. That night, Wragge was 7 for 7 on 3-pointers in the first 7 minutes and Creighton ran off to a 28-point victory over then-No. 4 Villanova after making a Big East-record 21 shots from behind the arc. McDermott scored Creightons first 11 points Sunday. He made two 3s, converted a three-point play after spinning to the basket for a left-handed layup and scored off Gibbs pass through the lane to the delight of the sellout crowd of 18,797. Villanova was the highest-ranked team to play Creighton in Omaha since fourth-ranked DePaul visited in December 1983. "I live for these kinds of games," McDermott said. "These are the best, especially playing against a top-10 team here in Omaha. I dont think any of us ever thought wed see this day. Youve got to get fired up for this kind of game and atmosphere. It was a great start, and that carried the momentum for our team the rest of the game." Johnny Bucyk Jersey . 1-9 on TSN. With more than 65 hours of exclusive live coverage, TSN delivers all the action beginning with Draw 1 on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 2 p. Brandon Carlo Jersey . - Mike Zimmer has brought a demanding style to the Minnesota Vikings. http://www.cheapbruinsjerseys.com/?tag=a...l-postma-jersey. As if he had been rehearsing it, Vasquez looked around with a grimacing stare as he clinched two fists and flexed his muscles. What do you think of DeMar DeRozans face after he hits a big shot, he was asked moments earlier. Brad Marchand Jersey . -- Kael Mouillierat scored three times and set up one more as the St. Milt Schmidt Jersey . - Connor McDavid scored twice and added two assists as the Erie Otters beat the Sarnia Sting 7-3 on Saturday night in Ontario Hockey League action.Lewis Hamilton has slipped 43 points behind championship leader - and Mercedes team-mate - Nico Rosberg after being dogged by misfortune so far in 2016. Whether its reliability problems, first-lap collisions or slow starts, his title defence is already severely under threat.But how many points has bad luck really cost Hamilton? Australian GPGrid: 1st; Race: 2nd (18 points)After dominating all three practice sessions and beating Rosberg to pole by 0.3 seconds, the stage looked set for Hamilton to ease to victory at the season-opening race.But after a poor getaway, both Hamilton and Rosberg were passed by the fast-starting Ferraris and the world champion even fell as low as seventh on the opening lap. Toto Wolff has strongly denied claims from some fans that the team are sabotaging Lewis Hamilton Hamilton blamed his struggle off the line on wheelspin but it was contact with Rosberg - who nudged the Englishman wide at Turn One - which had the biggest effect on his race. Hamiltons front wing had to be replaced following the red flags and, despite having difficulty passing Toro Rossos Max Verstappen, was able to recover to finish second. He was never able to worry Rosberg, though, who profited from Ferraris tyre strategy blunder to win. Points lost through bad luck: 0Rosbergs move was forceful, but certainly not against the rules, and with a better start and entry into the corner Hamilton wouldnt have found himself in that position. Unlucky? It was in his hands - and he couldnt point to Mercedes mechanical failures on this occasion. Bahrain GPGrid: 1st; Race: 3rd (15 points)Hamilton produced the fastest lap ever recorded at Bahrain to secure pole but, once again, he came undone at the start. Whereas wheelspin was the culprit in Australia, Hamilton admitted his own reactions couldve been sharper under the lights in the desert - although he was still on Rosbergs tail into Turn One before an over-eager Valtteri Bottas - handed a drive-through penalty for his error - rammed into the side of his Mercedes. Hamilton defends Merc issues Brit has defended Mercedes despite more reliability issues Lewis left the door open but Valtteri shouldnt have walked through it. He was a day late and a dollar short, said Sky Sports F1 pundit Martin Brundle.Mercedes calculated the damage done to Hamiltons W07 was worth a second of track time per lap but he still battled back to third, pushing Kimi Raikkonen before the Ferrari pulled away with the final stint. Rosberg, meanwhile, was celebrating five in a row. Hamilton collides with Valtteri Bottas at the first corner of the Bahrain GP Points lost through bad luck: 10Bottas was handed a penalty and completely at fault for the incident but with a good getaway Hamilton shouldnt have even been close to a Williams at that early stage.But after his exploits in qualifying, Hamilton would have been confident he could have caught Rosberg. His team-mate finished 30 seconds up the road in the end, though the Brits car was severely damaged. Chinese GPGrid: 22nd; Race: 7th (six points)Already in the knowledge that he would start no higher than sixth due to a pre-race gearbox change, Hamiltons weekend quickly went from bad to worse when Q1 started in Shanghai. The world champion was unable to set a qualifying time due to an engine failure, and would start the race at the back of the grid.On this occasion, Hamilton claimed he had the fastest start of the whole field and was quickly making early ground. However, as if playing catch-up wasnt a big enough challenge, he made contact with Felipe Nasr following the first corner, with the Sauber trying to avoid Raikkonen following the Fiinns collision with team-mate Vettel.dddddddddddd Russian GP driver ratings Hamilton, Alonso and Magnussen rush to impress in Russia, There was nothing Hamilton could do. Again, it was to be an afternoon of damage limitation as the race played into Rosbergs hands.Not only was Hamiltons front wing badly damaged, but the floor of his W07 then suffered damage when the wing became lodged beneath the car, severely affecting the aerodynamics.Felipe Massas sixth place proved too big an ask for Hamilton, though he didnt cover himself in glory when locked in a battle with the Williams and Daniel Ricciardo. That is quite possibly the worst lap I have seen Lewis Hamilton drive in an F1 car, noted Brundle. Natalie Pinkham joined Hamilton at Mercedes’ Brackley base for a live Facebook chat But was this just because the W07 drove like a four-poster bed? As for the problems with the MGU-H, Mercedes claimed they understood the issues and would bring the failed power unit to the next race as a spare.Points lost through bad luck: 12A Chinese GP to forget for Lewis. Mechanical issues plagued his whole weekend while he was incredibly unfortunate to hit Nasr after his flying getaway.Rosbergs performance in qualifying, especially on the soft tyre, was impressive and his race was peerless, but, without the mitigating circumstances, Hamilton would have fancied a run at Sebastian Vettel for second place - at least. Russian GPGrid: 10th; Race: 2nd (18 points)The stage was set for a qualifying shootout between Rosberg and Hamilton before more unreliability problems blighted Lewis Saturday. Again, a power unit had failed - though at least hed made it into Q3 this time.Starting from 10th, Hamilton finally managed to avoid heavy contact on lap one and the Vettel-Kvyat collision played into his hands, rising up to fifth when the Virtual Safety Car was deployed.His overtaking skills were impeccable as he rounded Felipe Massa, Kimi Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas and at one stage an unlikely race victory was in his sights. Hamilton quells rumours that the Mercedes team changes are to blame for poor fortune Hamilton had cut Rosbergs gap out in front to seven seconds before being warned of a water pressure issue which cooled off his charge to such an extent that Hamilton eased off down the straights. There wasnt a doubt in my mind that I couldnt win it, I had the pace, said Hamilton. Toto Wolff Q&A Toto Wolff discusses Lewis Hamiltons recent car troubles Points lost through bad luck: 0Wolff was quick to brand fans peddling conspiracy theories as lunatics but the problems just keep adding up for Lewis, who may already have to take his third engine of the season. Faster than Rosberg on Friday and in Saturday morning practice, he couldnt really have done any more in Sochi and his qualities were evident in the race when cutting the leaders gap. But was pole, let alone ending Rosbergs winning streak, on offer? Hamiltons team-mate held an advantage over him in Q2 and set a lap record, completing a grand slam in the process, during the race in Sochi. Rosberg was faultless and he may not have been caught.On the whole, however, Hamilton has been very, very unfortunate at the start of 2016 - with his woes costing him at least 20 points and maybe many more. Every race live in 2016 Sky Sports F1 brings you every race live in 2016. Fast and easy online upgrade - click here. 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