Overview
- Tipoff is 2 p.m. ET Sunday at CHI Health Center in Omaha, with television coverage on truTV and radio on SiriusXM channel 84.
- The Huskies are 16-0 overall and 7-0 in the Big East, averaging a 45.7-point margin of victory in conference play.
- Creighton enters 7-9 (3-4) with a largely new rotation after graduating four starters, and senior guard Kiani Lockett is out indefinitely with a knee injury.
- UConn coach Geno Auriemma cited youth and roster churn linked to NIL and the transfer portal as factors eroding talent retention across the league.
- Creighton is 0-12 all-time against UConn, adding to expectations that the Huskies will be heavy favorites.