UConn basketball was dominant in its most complete game of conference play.
UConn basketball has historically struggled against Creighton, especially in Omaha, Nebraska. The Bluejays held a 9-3 record over the Huskies and were 4-1 when playing at home.
UConn basketball has begun to turn the tide, however, having won in Omaha last season and having extended its winning streak at Creighton to two following Saturday night’s victory.
Both UConn and Creighton shot the ball extremely well in the first half, with UConn going 8-of-13 and Creighton 5-of-10 from beyond the three-point line.
The biggest difference was UConn’s ability to punish Creighton in the rebounding battle. Creighton severely missed long-time UConn basketball nemesis Ryan Kalkbrenner, who graduated last season, as UConn was able to control the glass 37-24 over this much smaller Creighton team.
And with these rebounds, UConn was able to cash in 23 second-chance points compared to just 8 for Creighton.
The Huskies were able to empty their bench for the first time in a long time and walked away with an 85-58 victory over a spiraling Creighton team.
BIG DUB IN OMAHA 👊 pic.twitter.com/vowbh2e1TZ
— UConn Men’s Basketball (@UConnMBB) February 1, 2026
Wondering why the Bluejays were wearing pink?
Creighton was hosting their 16th annual Pink Out game to raise awareness in early detection of cancer as well as to raise funds for the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge, which provides free temporary housing for cancer patients and their caregivers in Omaha, Nebraska.
Creighton has played extremely well in their past Pink Out games, sporting pink jerseys and an impressive 11-4 record coming into the contest. More impressively, they have raised over $1 million since the start of the 2011-2012 season.
UConn basketball finding their shot.
UConn basketball is beginning to hit their stride as the second half of the Big East schedule is now underway. They were red-hot from 3, going 16/31 and gave a glimpse of what this team is truly capable of.
Braylon Mullins returned from concussion and didn’t miss a stride, shooting 4/8 from three and scoring a team high 16 points for UConn.
But the most encouraging aspect was that every shooter was knocking down their perimeter shots with Silas Demary Jr. going 3/4, Alex Karaban 2/4, and Solo Ball 3/7. In the end, UConn saw seven different players hit a three-point shot.
The open looks have been there for this team, it just has been a matter of knocking them down, which the team was not doing at as high of a clip as one would expect.
If UConn basketball can keep this up, they will be almost impossible to beat.
Finally, some breathing room for UConn basketball.
The last month of UConn basketball has been full of tough battles and thrilling endings.
In fact, they had an average margin of victory of just 6.3 points over their past six games.
Coach Dan Hurley has harped on the fact that UConn is lacking a “killer instinct” and not putting teams away once they build up a big lead.
This did not happen Saturday night as UConn took a double-digit lead into halftime, and from there expanded the lead to as much as 30 in the second half.
This is more like the UConn Huskies of old where it felt like an avalanche anytime they began to take a lead. This is a great sign for UConn basketball as they continue to fight for a 1 seed come NCAA Tournament time.
They move to an impressive 11-0 record in Big East play and have a huge looming matchup against St. John’s on 2/6, which will have massive ramifications on who will win the regular season title in the conference.
Next for UConn basketball: vs. Xavier (Tues., Feb 3 at 7 p.m. EST)
Next for Creighton: at Georgetown (Wed., Feb 4 at 7:30 p.m. EST)