UConn men’s basketball lost a close, ugly battle with No. 23 Creighton, 56-53, in Omaha on Saturday afternoon. The Huskies (19-7, 8-7 Big East) kept it close the entire way and briefly held the lead in the second half but couldn’t make enough plays on the road.
Adama Sanogo led the way with 17 points for the Huskies, and Jordan Hawkins put up 11 but struggled much of the game, going 4-13 from the field. The Blue Jays won their eighth-straight game and are now a half-game back from the conference lead with an 11-3 record.
Sanogo and the Huskies’ 18 offensive rebounds kept them in this one, but they ultimately struggled to convert, shooting just 32 percent from the field.