UConn overcame a 14-point deficit late in the first half to end No. 24 Creighton’s nine-game winning streak 70 to 66. It is the Huskies first win in five trips to Omaha since rejoining the Big East in 2020. Liam McNeeley scored a season-high 38 points and 10 rebounds to lead Connecticut to a win.
McNeeley carried the Huskies all night in his second game back from an ankle injury that sidelined him for eight games. The freshman standout had his fourth double-double, and he scored 23 points and made four of his season-high five 3s after halftime. Alex Karaban’s floater in the lane broke a 65-all tie with 1:44 left.
Creighton which returned to the AP Top 25 this week for the first time since late November. The Blue Jays shot just 30% in the second half while losing for the first time since early January.
Ryan Kalkbrenner and Steven Ashworth led the Bluejays with 13 points apiece. Ashworth shot just one for eight from the field but made 11-12 free throws.
