Simply two days after falling out of the AP High 25 for the primary time this season, the Connecticut Huskies bounced again in an enormous method, knocking off newly-ranked No. 24 Creighton, 70-66.
The win for UConn was its first ever on the street towards the Bluejays.
UConn trailed by as many as 14 factors within the first half and will’ve simply rolled over and known as it an evening in a hostile atmosphere. Liam McNeeley determined he wasn’t going to let that occur.
As you’ll be able to see above, McNeeley had one of the best efficiency of his younger faculty profession within the Huskies win.
His 38 factors had been probably the most in a recreation by a freshman in UConn historical past, surpassing Richard Hamilton’s mark of 31 factors again in 2001.
Solo Ball (11 factors) and Alex Karaban (10 factors) had been each in double figures regardless of capturing a mixed 9-for-33 from the sector and 0-for-11 from three-point vary.
66 factors for Creighton was its fourth lowest in Huge East play and the second time in 4 video games it has been held underneath 70 factors.
The normally environment friendly Steven Ashworth was simply 1-for-8 (12.5%) from the sector however nonetheless managed to complete with 13 factors as a consequence of making 11 free throws. Ashworth had made three or extra photographs from the sector in each recreation this season till Tuesday’s loss.
Ryan Kalkbrenner was held to 13 factors, somewhat beneath his season common of 19.2 factors per recreation.
UConn will matchup towards Seton Corridor on Saturday and Villanova earlier than a highly-anticipated rematch towards No. 9 St. John’s on Feb. 23.
Creighton will get a crack at that very same St. John’s group first on Saturday and can look to brush the season collection over the red-hot Pink Storm.
