Conference play is officially underway with SEC and Big 12 matchups beginning. In the last week of 2022, there’s plenty of drama to keep up with from rivalry games to perfect records put to the test.
Here are six matchups to watch this week:
1. No. 8 UConn at No. 21 Creighton — Wednesday, Dec. 28
- When: 8:30 p.m. ET, Wednesday
- Stream: SNY (subscription required)
- Storyline to follow: Big East battle
While St. John’s is the only undefeated team in the Big East, No. 8 UConn and No. 21 Creighton remain the conference heavyweights, and they’ll face off tonight.
Since their first matchup in 2014, the Bluejays have yet to best UConn as Creighton fell in all five meetings. The Huskies (9-2) are undefeated in conference play while Creighton (8-3) lost to St. John’s earlier this month. In the last ten seasons, UConn is 169-1 in conference matchups.
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The Huskies will be without Azzi Fudd as UConn’s season-leading scorer nurses a knee injury suffered Dec. 4. They’ll also miss Aubrey Griffin who tested positive for COVID-19 over the holiday break; Griffin has stepped up in Fudd’s absence including a career-high 29 point, 11-11 performance.
