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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. 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 finals17 Creighton held Connecticut without a field goal over the final six minutes to beat the Huskies 59-56 Friday night in the Big East Tournament semifinals. Bouknight scored 14 to lead the third-seeded Huskies, who were playing in their first Big East Tournament since 2012 after returning to the conference this season. Creighton will look for its first Big East Tournament championship a little more than a week after coach Greg McDermott was suspended by the school for making racially insensitive remarks to his team. Creighton has reached the Big East final twice previously since it joined the league for the 2013-14 season, but has yet to win the championship. Creighton: Zegarowski struggled to find his groove most of the game against UConn's tough perimeter defense.