UConn Huskies at Creighton Bluejays
· Big East Tournament - Semifinal
Neal's 19 lead Creighton over UConn 71-62 in Big East Conference Tournament
Creighton, the No. 2 seed, will face top-seeded St. John's in Saturday's championship game.
Alex Karaban's layup for the third-seeded Huskies tied the game at 28-28 with under seven minutes left in the first half, but the Bluejays ran off 11-straight points, six by Green, to take a 46-35 lead into the break. Green scored 15 first-half points by hitting all seven of his field-goal attempts, including a 3-pointer. Neal hit 4 of 5 from the floor in the first half, hitting both of his 3-point attempts, to score 13 points before intermission.
Neal also added five rebounds for the Bluejays (24-9). Green finished 8 of 10 from the field. Ryan Kalkbrenner shot 5 for 13, including 0 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points.
Solomon Ball led the Huskies (23-10) in scoring, finishing with 13 points. Liam McNeeley added 13 points for UConn. Hassan Diarra had 11 points and six rebounds.
Creighton took the lead with 5:35 left in the first half and never looked back. Green led their team in scoring with 15 points in the first half to help put them ahead 46-35 at the break. Creighton was outscored by UConn in the second half by two points, with Kalkbrenner scoring a team-high eight points after the break.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Ty Davis subbing in for Creighton | 62 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jamiya Neal subbing out for Creighton | 62 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Hassan Diarra Turnover. | 62 - 71 |
Statistics
 CONN |
 CREI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-61 | FG | 26-50 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 8-21 | 3PT | 6-17 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 2-4 | FT | 13-18 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 7 | Assists | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 1 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 4 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 19,812 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 2-0 | - | 12-1 |
| Creighton | 2-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Seton Hall | 1-0 | 0.5 | 11-1 |
| St. John's | 1-0 | 0.5 | 7-4 |
| Butler | 1-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Xavier | 1-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
| Georgetown | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Villanova | 0-0 | 1 | 9-2 |
| DePaul | 0-2 | 2 | 8-5 |
| Providence | 0-2 | 2 | 7-6 |
| Marquette | 0-2 | 2 | 5-8 |