STORRS, Conn. — Josh Dix scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half, Nik Graves added 18 points and Creighton beat No. 5 UConn 91-84 Wednesday night to spoil the former Huskies star. Emeka Okafor’s number withdrawn.
Creighton (14-13, 8-8 Big East) handed UConn (24-2, 14-2) its first home conference loss of the season. Creighton coach Greg McDermott became the first coach to beat a team coached by Dan Hurley four times on the road.
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Okafor became the third UConn men’s basketball player to have his number retired, with the Huskies honoring the 2004 NCAA champion and national player of the year at halftime. Ray Allen and Richard Hamilton are the only players whose numbers have been retired.
The Huskies led by seven points early in the second half, but shot 34 percent in the half.
Braylon Mullins led UConn with 25 points. Silas Demary Jr. added 17 points and nine assists. Tarris Reed Jr. had 15 points and 11 rebounds, but only had two points in the second half.
Fedor Zugic added 14 points for Creighton, which outscored UConn 27-11 at the foul line.
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Mullins made a 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer to tie it at 45. After Mullins made consecutive 3-pointers to give the Huskies a 63-59 lead, UConn missed 10 of its next 11 shots during Creighton’s 14-2 run that put the Bluejays up by seven.
To be continued
Creighton: At No. 17 St. John’s on Saturday.
UConn: At Villanova on Saturday.
