Liam McNeeley scored a season-high 38 points and had 10 rebounds, and UConn overcame a 14-point deficit late in the first half to end No. 24 Creighton’s nine-game winning streak with a 70-66 victory.

Liam McNeeley put UConn on his back. The 6-foot-7 freshman from Richardson, Texas poured in 38 points along with 10 rebounds as UConn ended No. 24 Creighton’s nine-game winning streak with a 70-66 victory on Tuesday night. It was UConn’s first-ever win in Omaha, Neb.

The UConn men’s basketball team, hobbled in its backcourt, will look for its first-ever win in Omaha when it visits No. 24 Creighton on Tuesday night.

UConn women’s basketball will look to build momentum in a Big East matchup vs. St. John’s on Wednesday with No. 4 South Carolina next.

The No. 7 UConn women's basketball team returns to campus Wednesday night to host St. John's, concluding the teams' regular-season series.