OMAHA, Neb. --- No. 11 Creighton snapped a two-game losing streak and pulled away in the second half to defeat No. 23 Connecticut, 74-66, on Saturday.
Creighton improved to 11-4 (7-3 BIG EAST) with the victory and has now handed UConn (7-3, 4-3 BIG EAST) two of its three losses on the season. The Huskies played without Preseason All-BIG EAST guard James Bouknight (elbow), who scored a career-high 40 points in an overtime loss to the Bluejays in Storrs last month.
Creighton was led by 20 points from , while added 15.
UConn was led by 14 points from RJ Cole.