Who’s Playing
UConn Huskies @ Creighton Bluejays
Current Records: UConn 24-2, Creighton 19-7
How To Watch
- When: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 8:30 p.m. ET
- Where: CHI Health Center Omaha — Omaha, Nebraska
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
What to Know
We’ve got another exciting Big East matchup on schedule as the UConn Huskies and the Creighton Bluejays are set to tip at 8:30 p.m. ET on February 20th at CHI Health Center Omaha. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
UConn entered their tilt with the Golden Eagles with 13 consecutive wins but they’ll enter their next game with 14. The Huskies took their game at home on Saturday with ease, bagging a 81-53 win over the Golden Eagles. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 15 more assists than your opponent, as UConn did.
UConn’s win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Donovan Clingan, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristen Newton, who scored 15 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Creighton’s and the Bulldogs’ match on Saturday was close at halftime, but the Bluejays turned on the heat in the second half with 45 points. Everything went the Bluejays’ way against the Bulldogs as the Bluejays made off with a 79-57 win. The oddsmakers were on Creighton’s side, but they didn’t give the team enough credit as the margin was unexpectedly wide.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Creighton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Baylor Scheierman, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds. Scheierman hasn’t dropped below ten rebounds for six straight games. Another player making a difference was Ryan Kalkbrenner, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
The Huskies pushed their record up to 24-2 with that win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 83.9 points per game. As for the Bluejays, they have been performing well recently as they’ve won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
Tuesday’s game is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: UConn haven’t given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 10.2 turnovers per game. However, it’s not like Creighton struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging only 10.6 turnovers per game. Given these competing strengths, it’ll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
UConn beat the Bluejays 62-48 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for UConn since the squad won’t have the home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Series History
Creighton has won 6 out of their last 8 games against UConn.
- Jan 17, 2024 – UConn 62 vs. Creighton 48
- Feb 11, 2023 – Creighton 56 vs. UConn 53
- Jan 07, 2023 – UConn 69 vs. Creighton 60
- Mar 02, 2022 – Creighton 64 vs. UConn 62
- Feb 01, 2022 – Creighton 59 vs. UConn 55
- Mar 12, 2021 – Creighton 59 vs. UConn 56
- Jan 23, 2021 – Creighton 74 vs. UConn 66
- Dec 20, 2020 – Creighton 76 vs. UConn 74
