Cam Spencer tied his season high with 25 points, Tristen Newton recorded his fourth career triple-double and top-ranked UConn bounced back from its first loss since December with a 78-54 win over Villanova on Saturday night.
One of the hallmark's of Tommy Lloyd's tenure at Arizona has been the ability to bounce back from a loss. Washington knew what was coming after the Wildcats lost to Washington State two days earlier. The Huskies just couldn't do much about it.
Braxton Meah made two free throws with 32 seconds left in overtime and Washington beat Arizona State 84-82 after blowing a 25-point, second-half lead on Thursday night. The Huskies (15-12, 7-9 Pac-12 Conference) led 49-24 after Sahvir Wheeler sank a 3-pointer and 1 of 2 free throws 91 seconds into the second half. Frankie Collins scored 19 of his 21 points from there for the Sun Devils (13-14, 7-9), and his layup with seven seconds remaining sent the game to overtime tied at 75.
Creighton went into its game against UConn having lost all six of its previous meetings with No. 1-ranked teams and never coming closer than 10 points. The No. 15 Bluejays finally broke through on their seventh try, building a double-digit lead in the first half and knocking off the Huskies 85-66 Tuesday night. “We played a really good game and we beat an incredible team, a team that has a legitimate chance to win a national championship,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott said.