Despite Isaiah Whaley’s career-high 20 points the UConn men’s basketball team lost 59-55 against Creighton in a Big East Conference game at the XL Center, snapping a five-game win streak.
With seven seconds left in the game, guard Andre Jackson nailed a 3 to cut Creighton’s lead to 57-55. Creighton’s Trey Alexander was fouled with two seconds left and sank both free throws to put the game out of reach.
One of the few bright spots was Whaley’s play. Creighton dared him to beat them and he took advantage The forward made open 3s, cut to the basket for easy shots and had pivotal offensive rebounds. The game would have been over early if not for Whaley’s play in the first half. He had 11 points and shot 5-for-8 from the field with four rebounds. He shot 8-for-13 overall from the field.
