OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Sarah Strong had her fifth double-double of the season with 26 points and 12 rebounds, Paige Bueckers scored 19 of her 22 points in the second half, and No. 6 UConn beat Creighton 72-61 Saturday in a battle for the Big East lead. The Huskies (19-2, 10-0) won their ninth straight and 30th in a row in Big East regular-season play. The Bluejays (16-4, 8-1) lost for the first time in eight games. Strong had 16 points in the first …

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Strong carries No. 6 UConn until Bueckers finds her touch in 2nd half of 72-61 win over Creighton

Flagg scored 24 points as the No. 2 Blue Devils rallied to extend the nation's longest winning streak to 13 games

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Duke erased a six-point second-half deficit after switching to a 2-3 zone defense over the final nine minutes of play and utterly suffocated the Deacons' scorers to escape with a 63-56 win.

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Paige Bueckers made a step back jumper that extended the Connecticut Huskies' lead against the Creighton Bluejays.

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Star freshman Cooper Flagg had 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists as second-ranked Duke pushed past Wake Forest 63-56 on Saturday. Fellow freshman Kon Knueppel had 15 points for the Blue Devils (17-2, 9-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who missed their first 13 shots after halftime and went 1 for 19 through the first 12 minutes of the second half. That helped Wake Forest rally from 15 down before halftime to push a…

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Flagg, No. 2 Duke push past Wake Forest 63-56 to stay unbeaten in ACC

Flagg, a Newport native, adds seven rebounds and six assists in the Blue Devils' 63-56 win.

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After hanging with No. 6 UConn early, a turbulent, turnover-filled stretch cost Creighton women's basketball in Saturday’s loss in a battle of Big East unbeatens.

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Creighton women's basketball can't recover from second-quarter stumble in loss to No. 6 UConn

Strong carries No. 6 UConn until Bueckers finds her touch in 2nd half of 72-61 win over Creighton

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