Liam McNeley scored a 38-point summit and succeeded 10 rebounds, and Uconn overcome a deficit of 14 points at the end of the first half to finish the sequence of nine victories of Creighton n ° 24 with a 70-66 victory Tuesday evening.
The float of Alex Karaban on the way has broken a 65-year equality with 1:44 to play, and the Huskies (17-7, 9-4 Big East) won for the first time in five trips to Omaha from his Back to the Big East in 2020.
Creighton (18-7, 11-3), which entered the top 25 of the EP this week for the first time since the end of November, only drew 30% in the second period while losing for the first time since January 3.
McNeeley wore the Huskies overnight in his second match of an ankle injury that put her away for eight games. The first year experienced his fourth double-double, and he scored 23 points and made four of his five 3 of the season after half.
Ryan Kalkbrenner and Steven Ashworth led the Bluejays with 13 points each. Ashworth pulled only 1 out of 8 on the field but made 11 out of 12 free throws.
Take -out
Uconn: The Huskies, playing as a team not classified for the first time since the start of the 2022-23 season, have avoided losing consecutive matches for the first time since November.
Creighton: The Bluejays pulled only 40.4% from the field, including 29.2% of the 3 -point range. Ashworth failed to make a 3 -point for the first time this season.
Key
Uconn took its first lead when McNeeley made 3s consecutive in the middle of the second half. Creighton called for a time dead after the second put Uconn 51-46, and McNeeley shouted and lifted arms towards the fans behind the Huskies bench before joining the group.
Key statistics
UCONN only committed six reversals after having collected the ball 47 times combined in its two previous games.
The next
Uconn Visit Seton Hall on Saturday.
Creighton plays No. 9 St. John’s at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.
Report by THR Associated Press.
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