UConn Huskies vs. Creighton Bluejays

Mar 12, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CONN	26	30	56
CREI	30	29	59

Game Recap

No. 17 Creighton tops UConn 59-56 to reach Big East finals. Marcus Zegarowski made two key baskets in a decisive nine-point run late in the second half and No. 17 Creighton held Connecticut without a field goal over the final six minutes to beat the Huskies 59-56 Friday night in the Big East Tournament...

Player Stats

UCONN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Isaiah Whaley	33	4-8	1-1	4-6	7	1	1	0	0	1	13
21Adama Sanogo	21	6-9	0-0	1-2	5	0	0	1	2	4	13
2James Bouknight	33	4-14	0-3	6-7	8	2	1	0	4	1	14
4Tyrese Martin	28	1-7	0-2	0-0	6	1	0	0	0	1	2
1R.J. Cole	30	2-6	1-1	0-0	2	3	0	0	1	1	5
12Tyler Polley	19	1-5	1-5	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	5
25Josh Carlton	4	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
44Andre Jackson Jr.	12	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	2	0
0Jalen Gaffney	20	0-4	0-1	2-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	-	19-5832.8%	3-1421.4%	15-1978.9%	33	10	4	1	8	13	56

CREIGHTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Christian Bishop	27	5-7	0-0	1-4	7	0	1	1	2	4	11
23Damien Jefferson	35	4-13	1-4	5-8	12	1	0	1	3	0	14
11Marcus Zegarowski	38	6-14	1-4	0-0	4	3	0	0	3	2	13
24Mitch Ballock	35	3-11	1-6	2-2	1	3	0	0	1	3	9
34Denzel Mahoney	31	1-9	1-3	0-0	8	0	1	0	0	4	3
32Ryan Kalkbrenner	13	2-5	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	1	4
4Shereef Mitchell	7	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	3
0Antwann Jones	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
5Alex O'Connell	9	1-1	0-0	0-0	8	0	1	0	0	1	2
TOTAL	-	23-6237.1%	5-1827.8%	8-1457.1%	44	7	3	3	11	17	59

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCONNCREI

(20:00) Jump Ball won by UConn.
+2 (19:40) Adama Sanogo made Jumper. Assisted by James Bouknight.
20
(19:17) Damien Jefferson missed Jumper.
(19:17) Isaiah Whaley Defensive Rebound.
(19:02) Isaiah Whaley missed Layup.
(19:02) Isaiah Whaley Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:02) Isaiah Whaley made Two Point Tip Shot.
40
(18:40) Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:40) James Bouknight Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:14) Adama Sanogo made Layup.
60
+2 (18:01) Marcus Zegarowski made Jumper.
62
+2 (17:37) James Bouknight made Layup. Assisted by R.J. Cole.
82
(17:37) Foul on Denzel Mahoney.
+1 (17:37) James Bouknight made Free Throw.
92
(17:07) Denzel Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:07) Creighton Offensive Rebound.
(17:06) Creighton Turnover.
(16:50) Adama Sanogo missed Layup.
(16:50) Damien Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
(16:22) Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:22) Damien Jefferson Offensive Rebound.
(16:17) Mitch Ballock missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:17) James Bouknight Defensive Rebound.
(15:57) R.J. Cole missed Jumper.
(15:57) Tyrese Martin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:49) Adama Sanogo made Layup. Assisted by Tyrese Martin.
112
(15:36) Foul on Isaiah Whaley.
(15:36) Christian Bishop missed Free Throw.
(15:36) Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:36) Christian Bishop missed Free Throw.
(15:36) Tyrese Martin Defensive Rebound.
(15:14) James Bouknight Turnover.
(15:14) Denzel Mahoney Steal.
(15:10) Denzel Mahoney missed Jumper.
(15:10) Christian Bishop Offensive Rebound.
(15:10) Christian Bishop missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(15:10) Alex O'Connell Offensive Rebound.
(14:45) Damien Jefferson missed Jumper.
(14:45) James Bouknight Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:31) Adama Sanogo made Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Whaley.
132
(14:20) Damien Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:20) Damien Jefferson Offensive Rebound.
(14:16) Foul on Adama Sanogo.
+1 (14:16) Damien Jefferson made Free Throw.
133
+1 (14:16) Damien Jefferson made Free Throw.
134
(14:05) R.J. Cole missed Jumper.
(14:05) Alex O'Connell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:46) Alex O'Connell made Jumper.
136
(13:29) James Bouknight missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:29) Denzel Mahoney Defensive Rebound.
(13:19) Denzel Mahoney missed Jumper.
(13:19) James Bouknight Defensive Rebound.
(13:13) James Bouknight Turnover.
+3 (12:56) Shereef Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.
139
(12:29) Andre Jackson missed Layup.
(12:29) Damien Jefferson Block.
(12:29) Damien Jefferson Defensive Rebound.
(12:21) Damien Jefferson missed Layup.
(12:21) Ryan Kalkbrenner Offensive Rebound.
(12:20) Foul on Josh Carlton.
(12:09) Foul on Ryan Kalkbrenner.
(12:09) Ryan Kalkbrenner Turnover.
+2 (11:49) Josh Carlton made Dunk. Assisted by Andre Jackson.
159
+2 (11:28) Damien Jefferson made Layup.
1511
(11:05) Tyrese Martin missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:05) Shereef Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(10:49) Mitch Ballock missed Layup.
(10:49) Tyrese Martin Defensive Rebound.
(10:26) Josh Carlton missed Layup.
(10:26) Josh Carlton Offensive Rebound.
(10:26) Josh Carlton missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(10:26) Denzel Mahoney Defensive Rebound.
(10:16) Shereef Mitchell missed Jumper.
(10:16) James Bouknight Defensive Rebound.
(9:55) Foul on Shereef Mitchell.
+1 (9:55) Jalen Gaffney made Free Throw.
1611
+1 (9:55) Jalen Gaffney made Free Throw.
1711
(9:45) Shereef Mitchell Turnover.
(9:31) Adama Sanogo missed Layup.
(9:31) Christian Bishop Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:16) Damien Jefferson made Layup.
1713
(8:47) Foul on Adama Sanogo.
(8:47) Adama Sanogo Turnover.
(8:37) Marcus Zegarowski missed Jumper.
(8:37) James Bouknight Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:27) James Bouknight made Jumper.
1913
(8:10) Foul on Tyler Polley.
(8:03) Christian Bishop Turnover.
(7:51) James Bouknight missed Jumper.
(7:51) Christian Bishop Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:39) Christian Bishop made Layup. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.
1915
(7:12) Jalen Gaffney missed Layup.
(7:12) Antwann Jones Block.
(7:12) James Bouknight Offensive Rebound.
(7:09) James Bouknight missed Layup.
(7:09) Denzel Mahoney Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:00) Christian Bishop made Layup.
1917
(6:36) James Bouknight Turnover.
+2 (6:08) Mitch Ballock made Jumper.
1919
+2 (5:44) Isaiah Whaley made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Gaffney.
2119
(5:11) Ryan Kalkbrenner missed Jumper.
(5:11) Damien Jefferson Offensive Rebound.
(5:10) Creighton Turnover.
(4:56) Jalen Gaffney missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:56) Creighton Defensive Rebound.
(4:35) Marcus Zegarowski Turnover.
(4:23) Tyrese Martin missed Jumper.
(4:23) Alex O'Connell Defensive Rebound.
(4:09) Foul on Tyrese Martin.
(4:09) Damien Jefferson missed Free Throw.
(4:09) Creighton Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:09) Damien Jefferson made Free Throw.
2120
(3:48) Foul on Alex O'Connell.
(3:48) Isaiah Whaley missed Free Throw.
(3:48) UConn Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:48) Isaiah Whaley made Free Throw.
2220
(3:22) Christian Bishop missed Jumper.
(3:22) Christian Bishop Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:22) Christian Bishop made Two Point Tip Shot.
2222
+2 (3:03) Isaiah Whaley made Jumper.
2422
(2:47) Foul on Christian Bishop.
(2:47) Christian Bishop Turnover.
(2:21) Isaiah Whaley missed Jumper.
(2:21) Christian Bishop Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:14) Marcus Zegarowski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mitch Ballock.
2425
(1:46) Tyrese Martin missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:46) Marcus Zegarowski Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:34) Christian Bishop made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.
2427
(1:21) James Bouknight missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:21) Creighton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:04) Mitch Ballock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Zegarowski.
2430
+2 (0:40) R.J. Cole made Jumper.
2630
(0:09) Marcus Zegarowski missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:09) Andre Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(0:05) Foul on Mitch Ballock.
(0:02) R.J. Cole missed Jumper.
(0:02) Damien Jefferson Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CONN

CREI

56Points59

19-58(32.8%)Field Goal(%)23-62(37.1%)

3-14(21.4%)3-Point(%)5-18(27.8%)

15-19(78.9%)Free Throw(%)8-14(57.1%)

33(9)Rebounds(Offensive)50(17)

10Assists7

4Steals3

1Blocks3

8Turnovers13

13(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

11Largest Lead6

Game Details

Friday, March 12, 2021 · 9:00 PM

CHI Health Center Omaha · Omaha, NE

attendance: 824 (4.7%)

tv: FS1

spread: CREI -1.5

over/under: 143.5