No. 15 Creighton Impresses CBB Fans With Dominant Upset Win Over No. 1 UConn

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The No. 15 Creighton Bluejays defended home-court advantage with a dominant 85-66 victory over the top-ranked UConn Huskies in Tuesday’s Big East men’s basketball showdown at the CHI Health Center. Creighton’s win snapped a 14-game winning streak for the reigning national champions.

UConn is still 24-3 overall and 14-2 in Big East play, which puts them in line for a No. 1 seed come Selection Sunday even with this uncharacteristically poor performance.

It was a more important result for Creighton, which defeated the No. 1 team for the first time in program history and continues picking up momentum at the right time with four straight conference wins. The Bluejays are now 20-7 on the season and 11-5 in Big East play.

Social media had plenty of love for the victors:

Creighton jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first half and was in full control throughout the majority of the contest. The story for much of the game was its three-point shooting, as the home team ended up 14-of-28 from long range.

It also played impressive defense on the perimeter and held UConn to an ugly 3-of-16 shooting from three-point range.

Steven Ashworth led the way for the Bluejays with 20 points and seven rebounds, while Ryan Kalkbrenner (15 points and six rebounds) and Trey Alexander (16 points and four assists) played impressive supporting roles.

Tristen Newton did what he could for UConn with a double-double of 27 points and 12 rebounds, but he was the only member of his team to score more than 12.

Creighton will look to keep things rolling when it travels to St. John’s on Sunday, while the Huskies will attempt to bounce back and further solidify their hold on a No. 1 seed when they host Villanova on Saturday.