Connecticut’s first Big East conference matchup since March 2013 was that out of a storybook, as they squared off against one of the conference’s perennial heavyweights that actually benefitted from the chaos of conference realignment from years ago.
Creighton entered the contest at #9 in the Associated Press poll with a record of 5-2, with losses coming to a highly ranked Kansas squad and a tough Marquette team.
UConn, on the other hand, had not played a basketball game in 17 days, dating back to their December 3rd victory over Southern California in “Bubbleville”.