Creighton Bluejays at UConn Huskies
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Bueckers, Edwards lead No. 15 UConn over No. 21 Creighton 73-53 to secure the Big East's top seed
Ashlynn Shade added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Huskies (23-5, 15-0), who gave coach Geno Auriemma win No. 1,203, moving him past former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and into second on the all-time wins list behind Stanford's Tara VanDerveer (1,209).
Lauren Jensen had 18 points and Morgan Maly scored 16 for Creighton (21-4, 12-3), which saw its 11-game winning streak snapped.
The teams were tied at halftime and Creighton led by five points after a 13-0 run that stretched from the second into the third quarter.
But UConn went on a 17-0 run from there, taking its first double-digit lead at 47-36 after a jumper from the foul line by Edwards.
The Huskies led 58-41 after three quarters.
UConn had led by as many as eight points in the first half, the last time after a steal and three-point play by Bueckers, which put the Huskies up 31-23.
But Creighton scored the final eight points of the half, helped by a technical foul on Auriemma, who became incensed after Edwards was knocked to the floor with no call.
BIG PICTURE
Creighton's last loss came to UConn in Omaha, a 94-50 blowout on Jan. 3. The Bluejays hit just 4 of 24 shots from 3-point range in that one. They were 6 of 30 from behind the arc on Monday.
UConn: The regular-season conference title is the 30th for the Huskies, who have won 11 straight dating to their days in the American Athletic Conference.
UP NEXT
Creighton: The Bluejays return home to face Villanova on Saturday
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 53 - 73 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 53 - 73 |
| 4th 0:10 |  |
Ice Brady Defensive Rebound. | 53 - 73 |
| 4th 0:13 |  |
Brittany Harshaw missed Jumper. | 53 - 73 |
| 4th 0:22 | |
Ashlynn Shade made Layup. | 53 - 73 |
Statistics
 CREI |
CONN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-62 | FG | 27-66 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 6-30 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 9-11 | FT | 11-16 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Assists | 18 |
| 1 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 3 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 10 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Hartford, CT
Attendance: 15,684 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 8-0 | - | 17-0 |
| Villanova | 7-1 | 1 | 14-3 |
| Marquette | 5-2 | 2.5 | 11-5 |
| Seton Hall | 5-2 | 2.5 | 11-5 |
| St. John's | 4-4 | 4 | 14-5 |
| Xavier | 3-5 | 5 | 10-7 |
| Georgetown | 3-5 | 5 | 10-7 |
| Creighton | 3-5 | 5 | 7-10 |
| Providence | 2-5 | 5.5 | 9-9 |
| Butler | 1-6 | 6.5 | 7-10 |
| DePaul | 1-7 | 7 | 4-15 |