UConn Huskies vs. Creighton Bluejays

Jan 23, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CONN	28	38	66
CREI	29	45	74

Game Recap

Mahoney scores 20, leads No. 11 Creighton past No. 23 UConn. Denzel Mahoney scored 20 points and 11th-ranked Creighton broke open a close game in the last 10 minutes to beat No. 23 Connecticut 74-66 Saturday.

Player Stats

UCONN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Isaiah Whaley	37	4-13	2-4	0-0	9	2	0	3	2	3	10
21Adama Sanogo	20	5-9	0-0	3-4	5	0	1	0	5	5	13
4Tyrese Martin	33	4-7	1-2	2-2	5	1	0	0	1	5	11
10Brendan Adams	27	2-9	2-5	0-0	9	2	0	0	1	4	6
1R.J. Cole	38	4-10	0-3	6-7	4	5	1	0	2	2	14
12Tyler Polley	17	0-4	0-4	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	3	0
25Josh Carlton	10	2-5	0-0	2-2	4	1	1	0	1	4	6
0Jalen Gaffney	18	2-6	2-5	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	6
TOTAL	-	23-6336.5%	7-2330.4%	13-1586.7%	39	13	3	4	12	26	66

CREIGHTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Christian Bishop	18	2-5	0-0	4-6	2	1	0	1	2	5	8
23Damien Jefferson	31	3-7	0-2	7-8	5	1	0	0	3	2	13
11Marcus Zegarowski	38	5-10	1-5	4-5	2	2	2	0	0	2	15
24Mitch Ballock	36	3-7	2-6	0-1	4	3	0	0	1	3	8
34Denzel Mahoney	35	8-14	3-7	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	20
32Ryan Kalkbrenner	22	3-3	0-0	4-7	4	0	0	0	0	2	10
4Shereef Mitchell	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0
0Antwann Jones	9	0-0	0-0	0-2	2	0	1	1	1	1	0
TOTAL	-	24-4751.1%	6-2030.0%	20-3262.5%	24	8	4	2	9	17	74

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCONNCREI

(20:00) Jump Ball won by UConn.
(19:41) Adama Sanogo Turnover.
(19:25) Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:25) Brendan Adams Defensive Rebound.
(19:01) Isaiah Whaley Turnover.
(19:01) Marcus Zegarowski Steal.
(18:48) Damien Jefferson Turnover.
(18:39) Isaiah Whaley missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:39) Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:33) Jump Ball won by Creighton.
(18:22) Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:22) Brendan Adams Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:14) Tyrese Martin made Layup.
20
(17:59) Damien Jefferson Turnover.
(17:35) Adama Sanogo Turnover.
(17:18) Foul on Adama Sanogo.
(17:11) Foul on Josh Carlton.
+2 (16:59) Damien Jefferson made Layup.
22
(16:45) Isaiah Whaley missed Jumper.
(16:45) UConn Offensive Rebound.
(16:42) Foul on Damien Jefferson.
(16:33) Tyrese Martin missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:33) Josh Carlton Offensive Rebound.
(16:25) Tyrese Martin missed Jumper.
(16:25) Brendan Adams Offensive Rebound.
(16:23) Brendan Adams missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:23) Josh Carlton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:23) Josh Carlton made Two Point Tip Shot.
42
(16:19) Damien Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:19) Josh Carlton Defensive Rebound.
(15:53) Josh Carlton Turnover.
+2 (15:33) Damien Jefferson made Layup.
44
(15:33) Foul on Josh Carlton.
+1 (15:33) Damien Jefferson made Free Throw.
45
(15:08) Brendan Adams missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:08) Brendan Adams Offensive Rebound.
(14:56) Brendan Adams missed Layup.
(14:56) Isaiah Whaley Offensive Rebound.
(14:56) Isaiah Whaley missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(14:56) Mitch Ballock Defensive Rebound.
(14:42) Foul on Tyrese Martin.
+2 (14:37) Marcus Zegarowski made Jumper.
47
(14:37) Foul on R.J. Cole.
+1 (14:37) Marcus Zegarowski made Free Throw.
48
(14:21) R.J. Cole missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:21) UConn Offensive Rebound.
(14:09) Brendan Adams missed Jumper.
(14:09) Adama Sanogo Offensive Rebound.
(14:06) Adama Sanogo missed Jumper.
(14:06) Shereef Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(13:53) Damien Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:53) Brendan Adams Defensive Rebound.
(13:45) Foul on Shereef Mitchell.
+2 (13:31) Adama Sanogo made Jumper.
68
(13:10) Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:10) Jalen Gaffney Defensive Rebound.
(12:47) Adama Sanogo missed Jumper.
(12:47) Antwann Jones Defensive Rebound.
(12:38) Shereef Mitchell Turnover.
(12:38) R.J. Cole Steal.
(12:30) R.J. Cole missed Layup.
(12:30) Antwann Jones Block.
(12:30) UConn Offensive Rebound.
(12:12) Foul on Marcus Zegarowski.
+1 (12:12) R.J. Cole made Free Throw.
78
+1 (12:12) R.J. Cole made Free Throw.
88
(12:01) Foul on Adama Sanogo.
(11:44) Denzel Mahoney missed Layup.
(11:44) Tyler Polley Block.
(11:44) Creighton Offensive Rebound.
(11:43) Technical Foul on UConn.
(11:43) Foul on UConn.
+1 (11:43) Marcus Zegarowski made Free Throw.
89
+1 (11:43) Marcus Zegarowski made Free Throw.
810
(11:41) Foul on Tyler Polley.
+1 (11:41) Christian Bishop made Free Throw.
811
(11:41) Christian Bishop missed Free Throw.
(11:41) Isaiah Whaley Defensive Rebound.
(11:29) Foul on Mitch Ballock.
(11:18) Isaiah Whaley missed Jumper.
(11:18) Creighton Defensive Rebound.
(11:04) Damien Jefferson Turnover.
(10:46) Tyrese Martin missed Jumper.
(10:46) Marcus Zegarowski Block.
(10:46) Tyrese Martin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:40) Tyrese Martin made Layup.
1011
+3 (10:34) Mitch Ballock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Bishop.
1014
(10:25) Jalen Gaffney missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:25) Denzel Mahoney Defensive Rebound.
(10:16) Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:16) Isaiah Whaley Defensive Rebound.
(9:52) Tyler Polley missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:52) Mitch Ballock Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:45) Denzel Mahoney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.
1017
(9:13) Foul on Christian Bishop.
+3 (8:57) Jalen Gaffney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brendan Adams.
1317
(8:45) Foul on Brendan Adams.
+1 (8:45) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.
1318
(8:45) Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Free Throw.
(8:45) Tyrese Martin Defensive Rebound.
(8:16) Tyler Polley missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:16) Denzel Mahoney Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:57) Denzel Mahoney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.
1321
(7:31) Isaiah Whaley missed Layup.
(7:31) Brendan Adams Offensive Rebound.
(7:25) Brendan Adams missed Jumper.
(7:25) Shereef Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:01) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Jumper.
1323
(6:40) R.J. Cole Turnover.
(6:40) Antwann Jones Steal.
(6:31) Foul on Christian Bishop.
(6:31) Christian Bishop Turnover.
(6:16) Josh Carlton missed Jumper.
(6:16) Antwann Jones Defensive Rebound.
(6:08) Foul on Isaiah Whaley.
(6:08) Antwann Jones missed Free Throw.
(6:08) Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:08) Antwann Jones missed Free Throw.
(6:08) Isaiah Whaley Defensive Rebound.
(5:40) Josh Carlton missed Jumper.
(5:40) Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:13) Shereef Mitchell missed Jumper.
(5:13) UConn Defensive Rebound.
(4:42) Adama Sanogo Turnover.
(4:34) Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:34) Brendan Adams Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:27) R.J. Cole made Jumper. Assisted by Brendan Adams.
1523
+2 (4:07) Denzel Mahoney made Jumper.
1525
(4:07) Foul on Tyrese Martin.
(4:07) Denzel Mahoney missed Free Throw.
(4:07) Adama Sanogo Defensive Rebound.
(3:38) Foul on Antwann Jones.
+1 (3:38) Adama Sanogo made Free Throw.
1625
+1 (3:38) Adama Sanogo made Free Throw.
1725
(3:21) Denzel Mahoney missed Jumper.
(3:21) R.J. Cole Defensive Rebound.
(3:19) Foul on Damien Jefferson.
+1 (3:19) R.J. Cole made Free Throw.
1825
+1 (3:19) R.J. Cole made Free Throw.
1925
(3:12) Mitch Ballock Turnover.
(3:12) Josh Carlton Steal.
(3:07) Josh Carlton missed Layup.
(3:07) Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.
(2:58) Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:58) Tyler Polley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:44) Josh Carlton made Layup. Assisted by Isaiah Whaley.
2125
(2:22) Antwann Jones Turnover.
+3 (2:02) Brendan Adams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by R.J. Cole.
2425
+2 (1:45) Denzel Mahoney made Jumper.
2427
+2 (1:22) R.J. Cole made Jumper.
2627
(1:09) Foul on Brendan Adams.
+1 (1:09) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.
2628
+1 (1:09) Ryan Kalkbrenner made Free Throw.
2629
+2 (0:40) R.J. Cole made Jumper.
2829
(0:06) Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:06) R.J. Cole Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Tyler Polley missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:01) Ryan Kalkbrenner Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CONN

CREI

66Points74

23-63(36.5%)Field Goal(%)24-47(51.1%)

7-23(30.4%)3-Point(%)6-20(30.0%)

13-15(86.7%)Free Throw(%)20-32(62.5%)

42(18)Rebounds(Offensive)27(5)

13Assists8

3Steals4

4Blocks2

12Turnovers9

26(1)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

2Largest Lead12

Game Details

Saturday, January 23, 2021 · 12:00 PM

CHI Health Center Omaha · Omaha, NE

attendance: 1,839 (10.6%)

tv: FOX

spread: CREI -8.5

over/under: 138.5