NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
UConn Huskies 66
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Creighton Bluejays 74
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Match Report

Mahoney scores 20, leads No. 11 Creighton past No. 23 UConn

— Denzel Mahoney scored 20 points and 11th-ranked Creighton broke open a close game in the last 10 minutes to beat No. 23 Connecticut 74-66 Saturday.

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Team Stats

CONN CREI
23-63
FG
24-47
37
Field Goal %
51
7-23
3PT
6-20
30
Three Point %
30
13-15
FT
20-32
87
Free Throw %
63
42
Rebounds
27
18
Offensive Rebounds
5
24
Defensive Rebounds
22
13
Assists
8
3
Steals
4
4
Blocks
2
12
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
0
12
Total Turnovers
9
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
34
26
Fouls
17
2
Largest Lead
12

Top Performers

CONN

  • Isaiah Whaley F MIN 37 · PTS 10 · FG 4-13
  • R.J. Cole G MIN 38 · PTS 14 · FG 4-10
  • Tyrese Martin G MIN 33 · PTS 11 · FG 4-7
  • Adama Sanogo C MIN 20 · PTS 13 · FG 5-9

CREI

  • Denzel Mahoney G MIN 35 · PTS 20 · FG 8-14
  • Marcus Zegarowski G MIN 38 · PTS 15 · FG 5-10
  • Damien Jefferson F MIN 31 · PTS 13 · FG 3-7
  • Mitch Ballock G MIN 36 · PTS 8 · FG 3-7

Play by Play

  1. MadeFreeThrow 0:19 66-74

    Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.

    4576060 2nd Half
  2. PersonalFoul 0:19 66-73

    Foul on Tyrese Martin.

    4397179 2nd Half
  3. TipShot 0:30 66-73

    Isaiah Whaley made Two Point Tip Shot.

    4278231 2nd Half
  4. MadeFreeThrow 0:46 64-73

    Damien Jefferson made Free Throw.

    4066720 2nd Half
  5. PersonalFoul 0:46 64-72

    Foul on Isaiah Whaley.

    4278231 2nd Half
  6. JumpShot 0:53 64-72

    Jalen Gaffney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by R.J. Cole.

    4431732 2nd Half
  7. MadeFreeThrow 1:04 61-72

    Marcus Zegarowski made Free Throw.

    4397036 2nd Half
  8. PersonalFoul 1:04 61-71

    Foul on Tyrese Martin.

    4397179 2nd Half
  9. MadeFreeThrow 1:04 61-71

    R.J. Cole made Free Throw.

    4279789 2nd Half
  10. MadeFreeThrow 1:04 60-71

    R.J. Cole made Free Throw.

    4279789 2nd Half
  11. PersonalFoul 1:04 59-71

    Foul on Marcus Zegarowski.

    4397036 2nd Half
  12. MadeFreeThrow 1:12 59-71

    Damien Jefferson made Free Throw.

    4066720 2nd Half
  13. MadeFreeThrow 1:12 59-70

    Damien Jefferson made Free Throw.

    4066720 2nd Half
  14. PersonalFoul 1:12 59-69

    Foul on Tyrese Martin.

    4397179 2nd Half
  15. PersonalFoul 1:21 59-69

    Foul on Christian Bishop.

    4397037 2nd Half
  16. MadeFreeThrow 1:27 59-69

    Christian Bishop made Free Throw.

    4397037 2nd Half
  17. PersonalFoul 1:27 59-68

    Foul on R.J. Cole.

    4279789 2nd Half
  18. JumpShot 1:53 59-68

    Tyrese Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by R.J. Cole.

    4397179 2nd Half
  19. MadeFreeThrow 2:09 56-68

    Christian Bishop made Free Throw.

    4397037 2nd Half
  20. MadeFreeThrow 2:09 56-67

    Christian Bishop made Free Throw.

    4397037 2nd Half
  21. PersonalFoul 2:09 56-66

    Foul on Adama Sanogo.

    4702023 2nd Half
  22. PersonalFoul 2:59 56-66

    Foul on Brendan Adams.

    4396612 2nd Half
  23. LayUpShot 4:18 56-66

    Marcus Zegarowski made Layup. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.

    4397036 2nd Half
  24. JumpShot 4:57 56-64

    Mitch Ballock made Jumper.

    4278556 2nd Half
  25. JumpShot 5:25 56-62

    Brendan Adams made Three Point Jumper.

    4396612 2nd Half
  26. JumpShot 5:55 53-62

    Isaiah Whaley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by R.J. Cole.

    4278231 2nd Half
  27. JumpShot 6:30 50-62

    Marcus Zegarowski made Three Point Jumper.

    4397036 2nd Half
  28. LayUpShot 7:07 50-59

    Denzel Mahoney made Layup.

    4067205 2nd Half
  29. MadeFreeThrow 7:33 50-57

    Denzel Mahoney made Free Throw.

    4067205 2nd Half
  30. PersonalFoul 7:33 50-56

    Foul on Josh Carlton.

    4278229 2nd Half
  31. PersonalFoul 7:57 50-56

    Foul on Adama Sanogo.

    4702023 2nd Half
  32. PersonalFoul 8:13 50-56

    Foul on Isaiah Whaley.

    4278231 2nd Half
  33. LayUpShot 8:13 50-56

    Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup. Assisted by Damien Jefferson.

    4576060 2nd Half
  34. JumpShot 8:39 50-54

    Marcus Zegarowski made Jumper.

    4397036 2nd Half
  35. JumpShot 8:58 50-52

    R.J. Cole made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Carlton.

    4279789 2nd Half
  36. MadeFreeThrow 9:14 48-52

    Damien Jefferson made Free Throw.

    4066720 2nd Half
  37. MadeFreeThrow 9:14 48-51

    Damien Jefferson made Free Throw.

    4066720 2nd Half
  38. PersonalFoul 9:14 48-50

    Foul on Adama Sanogo.

    4702023 2nd Half
  39. PersonalFoul 9:32 48-50

    Foul on Christian Bishop.

    4397037 2nd Half
  40. JumpShot 10:06 48-50

    Denzel Mahoney made Jumper.

    4067205 2nd Half
  41. DunkShot 10:18 48-48

    Adama Sanogo made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Gaffney.

    4702023 2nd Half
  42. PersonalFoul 10:29 46-48

    Foul on Denzel Mahoney.

    4067205 2nd Half
  43. LayUpShot 11:04 46-48

    Christian Bishop made Layup.

    4397037 2nd Half
  44. MadeFreeThrow 11:21 46-46

    Josh Carlton made Free Throw.

    4278229 2nd Half
  45. MadeFreeThrow 11:21 45-46

    Josh Carlton made Free Throw.

    4278229 2nd Half
  46. PersonalFoul 11:21 44-46

    Foul on Mitch Ballock.

    4278556 2nd Half
  47. LayUpShot 11:48 44-46

    Marcus Zegarowski made Layup.

    4397036 2nd Half
  48. PersonalFoul 12:06 44-44

    Foul on Josh Carlton.

    4278229 2nd Half
  49. LayUpShot 12:15 44-44

    Tyrese Martin made Layup.

    4397179 2nd Half
  50. JumpShot 14:10 42-44

    Adama Sanogo made Jumper.

    4702023 2nd Half
  51. PersonalFoul 14:25 40-44

    Foul on Ryan Kalkbrenner.

    4576060 2nd Half
  52. LayUpShot 15:06 40-44

    Ryan Kalkbrenner made Layup.

    4576060 2nd Half
  53. JumpShot 15:28 40-42

    Isaiah Whaley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by R.J. Cole.

    4278231 2nd Half
  54. PersonalFoul 15:31 37-42

    Foul on Ryan Kalkbrenner.

    4576060 2nd Half
  55. JumpShot 15:54 37-42

    Denzel Mahoney made Jumper.

    4067205 2nd Half
  56. JumpShot 16:03 37-40

    Adama Sanogo made Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Gaffney.

    4702023 2nd Half
  57. PersonalFoul 16:15 35-40

    Foul on Tyler Polley.

    4278230 2nd Half
  58. JumpShot 16:15 35-40

    Mitch Ballock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.

    4278556 2nd Half
  59. MadeFreeThrow 16:28 35-37

    Adama Sanogo made Free Throw.

    4702023 2nd Half
  60. PersonalFoul 16:28 34-37

    Foul on Christian Bishop.

    4397037 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 66-74

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. Defensive Rebound 0:02 66-74

    Marcus Zegarowski Defensive Rebound.

    4397036 2nd Half
  3. JumpShot 0:02 66-74

    Jalen Gaffney missed Jumper.

    4431732 2nd Half
  4. Offensive Rebound 0:04 66-74

    Jalen Gaffney Offensive Rebound.

    4431732 2nd Half
  5. JumpShot 0:04 66-74

    Brendan Adams missed Three Point Jumper.

    4396612 2nd Half
  6. Offensive Rebound 0:12 66-74

    Brendan Adams Offensive Rebound.

    4396612 2nd Half
  7. JumpShot 0:12 66-74

    Jalen Gaffney missed Three Point Jumper.

    4431732 2nd Half
  8. Defensive Rebound 0:19 66-74

    Brendan Adams Defensive Rebound.

    4396612 2nd Half
  9. MadeFreeThrow 0:19 66-74

    Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Free Throw.

    4576060 2nd Half
  10. MadeFreeThrow 0:19 66-74

    Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.

    4576060 2nd Half
  11. PersonalFoul 0:19 66-73

    Foul on Tyrese Martin.

    4397179 2nd Half
  12. ShortTimeOut 0:28 66-73

    UConn Timeout

    2nd Half
  13. TipShot 0:30 66-73

    Isaiah Whaley made Two Point Tip Shot.

    4278231 2nd Half
  14. Offensive Rebound 0:30 64-73

    Isaiah Whaley Offensive Rebound.

    4278231 2nd Half
  15. LayUpShot 0:30 64-73

    R.J. Cole missed Layup.

    4279789 2nd Half
  16. MadeFreeThrow 0:46 64-73

    Damien Jefferson made Free Throw.

    4066720 2nd Half
  17. Dead Ball Rebound 0:46 64-72

    Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.

    2nd Half
  18. MadeFreeThrow 0:46 64-72

    Damien Jefferson missed Free Throw.

    4066720 2nd Half
  19. PersonalFoul 0:46 64-72

    Foul on Isaiah Whaley.

    4278231 2nd Half
  20. ShortTimeOut 0:53 64-72

    UConn Timeout

    2nd Half
  21. JumpShot 0:53 64-72

    Jalen Gaffney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by R.J. Cole.

    4431732 2nd Half
  22. MadeFreeThrow 1:04 61-72

    Marcus Zegarowski made Free Throw.

    4397036 2nd Half
  23. Dead Ball Rebound 1:04 61-71

    Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.

    2nd Half
  24. MadeFreeThrow 1:04 61-71

    Marcus Zegarowski missed Free Throw.

    4397036 2nd Half
  25. PersonalFoul 1:04 61-71

    Foul on Tyrese Martin.

    4397179 2nd Half
  26. MadeFreeThrow 1:04 61-71

    R.J. Cole made Free Throw.

    4279789 2nd Half
  27. MadeFreeThrow 1:04 60-71

    R.J. Cole made Free Throw.

    4279789 2nd Half
  28. PersonalFoul 1:04 59-71

    Foul on Marcus Zegarowski.

    4397036 2nd Half
  29. MadeFreeThrow 1:12 59-71

    Damien Jefferson made Free Throw.

    4066720 2nd Half
  30. MadeFreeThrow 1:12 59-70

    Damien Jefferson made Free Throw.

    4066720 2nd Half
  31. PersonalFoul 1:12 59-69

    Foul on Tyrese Martin.

    4397179 2nd Half
  32. Defensive Rebound 1:21 59-69

    Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.

    4576060 2nd Half
  33. MadeFreeThrow 1:21 59-69

    R.J. Cole missed Free Throw.

    4279789 2nd Half
  34. PersonalFoul 1:21 59-69

    Foul on Christian Bishop.

    4397037 2nd Half
  35. MadeFreeThrow 1:27 59-69

    Christian Bishop made Free Throw.

    4397037 2nd Half
  36. Dead Ball Rebound 1:27 59-68

    Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.

    2nd Half
  37. MadeFreeThrow 1:27 59-68

    Christian Bishop missed Free Throw.

    4397037 2nd Half
  38. PersonalFoul 1:27 59-68

    Foul on R.J. Cole.

    4279789 2nd Half
  39. JumpShot 1:53 59-68

    Tyrese Martin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by R.J. Cole.

    4397179 2nd Half
  40. MadeFreeThrow 2:09 56-68

    Christian Bishop made Free Throw.

    4397037 2nd Half

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