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No. 1 UConn wins Big East regular-season title with rout

The Huskies are 19-1 overall and 16-0 in league play.
Credit: AP
Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma watches from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Creighton in Storrs, Conn., Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (David Butler II/Pool photo via AP)

OMAHA, Neb. — Nika Muhl scored 15 of her season-high 19 points in the first quarter and No. 1 Connecticut won the outright Big East regular-season championship with an 81-49 victory over Creighton on Thursday night. 

The Huskies are 19-1 overall and 16-0 in league play.

They never lost a league game in their seven years in the American Athletic Conference, and now they’re two wins away from being perfect in their return to the Big East. 

Temi Carda had a season-high 24 points for Creighton.

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