Strong, top-ranked Huskies cruise into Big East title game with convincing win over Creighton

— Sarah Strong had 23 points, seven rebounds and six steals to lead top-ranked UConn to a 100-51 win over Creighton in the Big East semifinals on Sunday as the Huskies advanced to a conference championship game for the 22nd season in a row.
Mar 8, 2026, 06:50 pm - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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--CREI
100%
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According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Azzi Fudd makes 25-foot three point jumper (KK Arnold assists)
  • Grace Boffeli misses layup
  • Azzi Fudd misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • KK Arnold makes layup
  • KK Arnold makes layup
  • Sarah Strong misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Allison Heathcock misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Allison Heathcock makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ava Zediker assists)
  • KK Arnold makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sarah Strong assists)
  • Grace Boffeli makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Grace Boffeli misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Sarah Strong makes layup (Blanca Quiñonez assists)
  • Kennedy Townsend misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Ashlynn Shade makes 24-foot three point jumper (Azzi Fudd assists)
  • KK Arnold makes layup
  • Sarah Strong makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kayleigh Heckel assists)
  • Allison Heathcock misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kayleigh Heckel makes 7-foot pullup jump shot
  • Azzi Fudd makes driving layup
  • Azzi Fudd makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Allison Heathcock misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Sarah Strong makes driving layup
  • Neleigh Gessert makes 26-foot three point jumper (Allison Heathcock assists)
  • Kayleigh Heckel misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Elizabeth Gentry makes 6-foot hook shot (Allison Heathcock assists)
  • Sarah Strong makes driving layup (Kayleigh Heckel assists)
  • Allie Ziebell misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Blanca Quiñonez misses 19-foot jumper
  • Allison Heathcock misses 17-foot jumper
  • Allie Ziebell misses layup
  • Norah Gessert misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Blanca Quiñonez misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kennedy Townsend makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Norah Gessert assists)
  • Kendall McGee makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Ashlynn Shade makes 19-foot jumper (Jana El Alfy assists)
  • Ava Zediker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Allison Heathcock assists)
  • Blanca Quiñonez misses driving layup
  • Norah Gessert misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Ava Zediker makes 7-foot floating jump shot
  • KK Arnold makes driving layup
  • Kendall McGee misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Allie Ziebell makes driving layup (Sarah Strong assists)
  • Ashlynn Shade makes layup (Sarah Strong assists)
  • KK Arnold makes 8-foot floating jump shot
  • Ava Zediker misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
  • Azzi Fudd makes 24-foot three point jumper (KK Arnold assists)
  • Kendall McGee misses 15-foot turnaround jump shot
  • KK Arnold makes layup (Sarah Strong assists)
  • Azzi Fudd makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Grace Boffeli makes layup (Kennedy Townsend assists)
  • Kayleigh Heckel misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Sarah Strong makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kayleigh Heckel assists)
  • Sarah Strong makes 24-foot three point jumper (Azzi Fudd assists)
  • Norah Gessert misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kennedy Townsend misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Sarah Strong makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Azzi Fudd assists)
  • Kennedy Townsend makes 23-foot three point jumper (Grace Boffeli assists)
  • Blanca Quiñonez misses layup
  • Kennedy Townsend misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Blanca Quiñonez misses layup
  • Azzi Fudd misses 6-foot floating jump shot
  • Kayleigh Heckel misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Blanca Quiñonez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Azzi Fudd assists)
  • Norah Gessert misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Ava Zediker misses layup
  • Sarah Strong makes layup (KK Arnold assists)
  • Sarah Strong makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Kennedy Townsend makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ava Zediker assists)
  • Serah Williams makes layup (Azzi Fudd assists)
  • Kennedy Townsend misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Azzi Fudd makes 26-foot three point jumper (KK Arnold assists)
  • Grace Boffeli makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Grace Boffeli makes free throw 2 of 2
  • KK Arnold makes 22-foot three point jumper (Blanca Quiñonez assists)
  • Allison Heathcock misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Grace Boffeli misses layup
  • Ava Zediker makes 9-foot floating jump shot (Norah Gessert assists)
  • KK Arnold misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kennedy Townsend makes 8-foot floating jump shot
  • Kennedy Townsend misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Azzi Fudd misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Blanca Quiñonez makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Blanca Quiñonez makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Elizabeth Gentry misses 8-foot floating jump shot
  • Azzi Fudd misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Sarah Strong misses tip in layup
  • Allie Ziebell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Azzi Fudd assists)
  • Blanca Quiñonez misses layup
  • Blanca Quiñonez misses tip in layup
  • Neleigh Gessert misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Sarah Strong makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ashlynn Shade assists)
  • Allison Heathcock misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Norah Gessert misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Elizabeth Gentry makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Elizabeth Gentry makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Elizabeth Gentry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kennedy Townsend assists)
  • Allie Ziebell misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Azzi Fudd makes layup
  • Allison Heathcock misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kayleigh Heckel makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Grace Boffeli makes layup (Allison Heathcock assists)
  • Jana El Alfy makes layup (Blanca Quiñonez assists)
  • Kennedy Townsend misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kennedy Townsend misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kennedy Townsend misses 10-foot floating jump shot
  • Allie Ziebell misses driving layup
  • Grace Boffeli misses 15-foot jumper
  • Jana El Alfy makes layup (Kayleigh Heckel assists)
  • Kennedy Townsend misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Tara Dacic makes layup
  • Jana El Alfy makes layup (Kayleigh Heckel assists)
  • Jana El Alfy makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Neleigh Gessert makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kennedy Townsend assists)
  • Jana El Alfy misses layup
  • Blanca Quiñonez misses tip in layup
  • Caroline Ducharme misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Caroline Ducharme misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Allie Ziebell misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Ayanna Patterson misses driving layup
  • Caroline Ducharme makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kayleigh Heckel assists)
  • Neleigh Gessert misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Allie Ziebell makes layup (Kayleigh Heckel assists)
  • Allie Ziebell makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Kennedy Townsend misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Ayanna Patterson misses 17-foot jumper
  • Ayanna Patterson makes 0-foot tip in layup
  • Allison Heathcock misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kennedy Townsend makes 24-foot three point jumper (Norah Gessert assists)
  • Elizabeth Gentry misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kendall McGee misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kayleigh Heckel makes layup
  • Norah Gessert makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ava Zediker assists)
  • Jana El Alfy misses layup
  • Kelis Fisher misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Tara Dacic misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Tara Dacic misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Caroline Ducharme misses 6-foot floating jump shot
  • Kayleigh Heckel makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jana El Alfy assists)
  • Neleigh Gessert misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Tara Dacic makes layup (Kendall McGee assists)
  • Caroline Ducharme misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Norah Gessert misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
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Shot Missed
OpenSpreadTotalML
Creighton BluejaysCREICREI
(16-15)
(16-15, 11-9 Conf)
o139.5
-115
+36.5
-110
o139.5
-115
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UConn HuskiesCONNCONN
(33-0)
(33-0, 20-0 Conf)
-36.5
-110
-36.5
-110
u139.5
-105
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