STORRS, CONNECTICUT – JANUARY 27: Solo Ball #1 of the Connecticut Huskies plays against the Providence Friars during the second half of an NCAA men’s basketball game at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on January 27, 2026 in Storrs, Connecticut. (Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images)

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The No. 2 UConn Huskies (20-1) take their 16-game winning streak and a 10-0 mark in Big East Conference play on the road to visit the Creighton Bluejays (12-9) on Saturday night at the CHI Health Center Omaha.

STORRS, CONNECTICUT - JANUARY 27: Solo Ball #1 of the Connecticut Huskies plays against the Providence Friars during the second half of an NCAA men's basketball game at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on January 27, 2026 in Storrs, Connecticut. (Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images)

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UConn took the lead for good early in the second half and held off visiting Providence for an 87-81 victory on Tuesday night. Tarris Reed Jr. contributed 19 points and four blocked shots while Solo Ball scored 17 points and Silas Demary Jr. added 15. Eric Reibe came off the bench for 14 points, and fellow reserve Malachi Smith went for 12 points and seven assists while Alex Karaban shook off a poor shooting night with nine rebounds and seven assists.

A disastrous first half doomed Creighton on Tuesday night in an 86-62 blowout loss at Marquette. The Bluejays shot just 30.3% in the opening 20 minutes and trailed by 29 at the break. Austin Swartz finished with 17 points and six assists in the loss, while reserve Blake Harper tossed in 15 points and Jasen Green grabbed six rebounds.

The Bluejays took two of three meetings from the Huskies last season and lead the all-time series 9-3. Ball averages 14.8 points for UConn, with Reed putting up 14.5 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, and Demary posting 10.4 points and a Big East-leading 6.1 assists a night. Josh Dix’s average of 12.3 points leads Creighton, while Swartz scores 11.9 points per game and Green gets 10.7 points and 5.1 boards per outing.

This is a great college basketball matchup that you will not want to miss; make sure to tune in and catch all the action.

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