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02/18 20:44 CST Creighton beats No. 5 UConn 91-84 for the Huskies' first home
conference loss
Creighton beats No. 5 UConn 91-84 for the Huskies' first home conference loss
By JIM FULLER
Associated Press
STORRS, Conn. (AP) --- Josh Dix scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half,
Nik Graves added 18 points and Creighton beat No. 5 UConn 91-84 on Wednesday
night to spoil former Huskies star Emeka Okafor's number retirement.
Creighton (14-13, 8-8 Big East) handed UConn (24-2, 14-2) its first conference
home loss of the season. Creighton coach Greg McDermott became the first coach
to beat a Dan Hurley-coached team four times on the road.
Okafor became the third UConn men's basketball player to have his number
retired, with the Huskies honoring the 2004 NCAA champion and national player
of the year at halftime. Ray Allen and Richard Hamilton are the only players to
have their numbers retired.
The Huskies led by seven points early in the second half, but shot 34% in the
half.
Braylon Mullins led UConn with 25 points. Silas Demary Jr. added 17 points and
nine assists. Tarris Reed Jr. had 15 points and 11 rebounds, but had just two
points in the second half.
Fedor Zugic added 14 points for Creighton, which outscored UConn 27-11 at the
foul line.
Mullins hit a 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer to tie it at 45. After Mullins
hit consecutive 3s to put the Huskies up 63-59, UConn missed 10 of its next 11
shots during Creighton's 14-2 run that put the Bluejays up by seven.
Up next
Creighton: At No. 17 St. John's on Saturday.
UConn: At Villanova on Saturday.
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