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Creighton hangs on to beat #18 UCONN for 20th win of season

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OMAHA (KMTV) — The Creighton men's basketball team held on to beat #18 UCONN on Wednesday night in Omaha, 64-62.

The Jays improved to 20-9 overall, 12-6 in BIG EAST play moving back into a tie for 3rd place in the league standings.

Ryan Kalkbrenner scored a game-high 22 points for CU with several dunks in the 2nd half as the Bluejays never trailed.

Creighton wraps up the regular season on Saturday at home against Seton Hall starting at 1:30 p.m. on FOX.