Liam McNeley scores 38 points to drive Uconn via Creighton

Liam McNeley scored 38 points per season, got 10 rebounds, and UCONN defeated a deficit of 14 points late in the first half at the end of the 24th rank in the Creighton series in nine games by winning 70-66 on Tuesday night.

Alex Karaban broke up in the 65th corridor with 1:44, and the Huskies team (17-7, 9-4 Big East) won for the first time on five trips to Omaha since joining the Great East in 2020.

Creightton (18-7, 11-3), which re-inserted the best 25 years in AP 25 this week for the first time since late November, launched only 30 % in the second half while losing for the first time since January 3.

The McNeley carried the strong structures throughout the night in its second match from an ankle injury, which resulted in its marginalization of eight games. The novice got a double double double, scored 23 points and made four out of five 3 three times after the end of the first half.

Ryan Kacberner and Stephen Ashworth led Bluejays with 13 points each. Ashworth called 1 out of 8 of the field, but he achieved 11 of 12 free thieves.

Fast food

Uconn: The Huskies team, which plays as an uncomfortable team for the first time since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, avoided losing successive games for the first time since November.

Creton: Bluejays launched only 40.4 % of the field, including 29.2 % of the 3 -point range. Ashworth failed to make 3 index for the first time this season.

Main moment

Uconn took its first progress when making McNeley 3s consecutive in the middle of the second half. Creton summoned a deadline after the second Uconn 51-46 was placed, McNley shouted and raised his arms towards fans behind the Huskies seat before joining the poisoning.

Stat Stat

Uconn committed six transformations only after the ball is 47 times in its previous matches.

Even then

Uconn Seton Hall will visit Saturday.

Creighton No. 9 ST. plays John’s at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.

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