Creighton snaps UConn’s 28-game home streak

STORRS, Conn. — Jamiya Neal had a career-high 24 points to lead Creighton to a 68-63 win over No. 14 UConn on Saturday, snapping the Huskies’ 28-game home winning streak.

Ryan Kalkbrenner had 16 points and Steven Ashworth scored 12 for the Bluejays (12-6, 5-2 Big East). Hassan Diarra and Solo Ball each had 15 points for UConn (13-5, 5-2).

Saturday’s loss is UConn’s fifth against an AP unranked opponent this season. They had lost just four such games over the last two seasons combined, according to ESPN Research.

Four consecutive points by Alex Karaban capped a 12-2 run early in the second half to put the Huskies up 43-41. Creighton responded with a pair of dunks in a 6-0 run to regain the lead.

After missing his first three 3-pointers, Creighton hit four straight with Isaac Traudt giving the Bluejays their first lead midway through the first half. The Huskies regained the lead twice in the first, but Creighton scored 10 of the final 12 points of the half to take a 35-28 lead into the locker room.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.