Overview
- Tipoff is 8 p.m. ET at CHI Health Center Omaha with the game televised on Fox.
- The Huskies enter 20-1 overall and 10-0 in the Big East, carrying a 16-game winning streak.
- Coach Dan Hurley has urged his team to be meaner, saying they need "more violence" and a "killer instinct."
- Freshman guard Braylon Mullins has returned to practice while in concussion protocol, leaving his status for Saturday uncertain.
- Creighton is 12-9 after an 86-62 loss at Marquette, operating with a smaller lineup and a high-volume three-point attack against UConn's top-tier perimeter defense.