OMAHA, Neb. — UConn coach Dan Hurley said his team needs to stick to its defensive values and physical intensity to finish off the season.
For 20 minutes Wednesday night, the UConn men’s basketball did just that. Ultimately it wasn’t enough as the Huskies lost a tough one against Creighton, 64-62 at the Chi Health Center.
With 1:11 left in the game, Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner dunked the ball with authority, putting his team up 60-55. After a UConn timeout, Andre Jackson missed a 3. After a missed one-and-one free throw by Creighton’s Rati Andronikashvili, the Huskies got the rebound. With 20 seconds left, Tyler Polley hit a 3 to cut the Creighton lead to 60-58.