2021/01/03 03:43 Creighton s Damien Jefferson (23) slam dunks the ball after making a steal against Providence during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game. Creighton s Damien Jefferson (23) slam dunks the ball after making a steal against Providence during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stew Milne) Providence s Nate Watson (0) fouls Creighton s Antwann Jones (0) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, in P. Providence s Nate Watson (0) fouls Creighton s Antwann Jones (0) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
UConn falls to Creighton in overtime despite 40 points by James Bouknight
David Borges
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“This,” McDermott said to the UConn coach, “is a hell of a basketball game.”
Indeed, UConn’s return Big East Conference play for the first time in nearly eight years was worth the wait, highlighted by big plays and defensive stops on both sides, 13 lead changes after halftime and a sensational performance by UConn star James Bouknight.
Like UConn’s last Big East contest, this one went to overtime. Unlike that battle with Providence back in March, 2013, the Huskies came up short.
Despite 40 points from Bouknight, UConn squandered a four-point lead in the final 21 seconds of regulation and fell to ninth-ranked Creighton, 76-74 at Gampel Pavilion.