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Ex-Huskies star Bouknight tossed; No. 24 UConn tops Xavier
Read full article: Ex-Huskies star Bouknight tossed; No. 24 UConn tops XavierFormer UConn star James Bouknight of the Charlotte Hornets was tossed from his courtside side by a game official in the second half as the No. 24 Huskies held off Xavier 72-61.
No. 22 UConn survives, beats No. 19 Auburn 115-109 in 2OT
Read full article: No. 22 UConn survives, beats No. 19 Auburn 115-109 in 2OTTyler Polley scored a career-high 24 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:58 left in the second overtime to help No. 22 UConn beat No. 19 Auburn 115-109 in Wednesday’s first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis.
No. 17 Creighton tops UConn 59-56 to reach Big East finals
Read full article: No. 17 Creighton tops UConn 59-56 to reach Big East finals(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)NEW YORK – The most accurate shooting team in the Big East was having a hard time buying a bucket. The second-seeded Bluejays (20-7) will play eighth-seeded Georgetown Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in their third Big East final since joining the conference for the 2013-14 season. They came in shooting 48.7% to lead the Big East. Creighton will look for its first Big East Tournament championship a little more than a week after McDermott was suspended by the school for making racially insensitive remarks to his team. Creighton: Zegarowski struggled to find his groove most of the game against Cole and UConn's tough perimeter defense.