NEW YORK — It wasn’t his night, until Collin Gillespie decided it was.
It was no classic, any part of this 2020 Big East final inside Madison Square Garden, with all the shooters, tired or not, both Big East finalists, shooting exactly like it was their third game in three days.
All night, even late, Gilllespie seemed to fall in line with that, missing off the rim on a 3-point try with just over 3 minutes left, the kind he usually makes late. But that isn’t the shot anyone will remember. The next two times Villanova found itself with the basketball, Gillespie tore the heart right away from Creighton, helping the Wildcats to a 54-48 victory and Big East championship.
