NCAAB

UConn Huskies at Creighton Bluejays

· Big East Tournament - Semifinal
23-10, 7-4 Away
Final
62 - 71
24-9, 15-2 Home

Neal's 19 lead Creighton over UConn 71-62 in Big East Conference Tournament

Creighton's Jamiya Neal apologizes for late dunk vs. UConn

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

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26-61 FG 26-50
42.6 Field Goal % 52.0
8-21 3PT 6-17
38.1 Three Point % 35.3
2-4 FT 13-18
50.0 Free Throw % 72.2
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

Venue: Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 19,812 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big East Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
St. John's 18-2 - 31-5
Creighton 15-5 3 25-11
UConn 14-6 4 24-11
Marquette 13-7 5 23-11
Xavier 13-7 5 22-12
Villanova 11-9 7 21-14
Georgetown 8-12 10 18-16
Butler 6-14 12 15-20
Providence 6-14 12 12-20
DePaul 4-16 14 14-20
Seton Hall 2-18 16 7-25
Full Standings