Belt game 2,314 · December 20, 2020
Creighton take the belt
Creighton beat UConn 76–74 on the road to start reign 679 of the College Basketball belt, the 2nd for the program.
UConn had held it since December 3, 2020, with 0 defenses over 17 days.
Creighton held it for 27 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Butler on January 16, 2021.
679Reign number
2Team's reign
4Defenses
27Days held
Box score
Creighton
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Bishop | 28 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Mitch Ballock | 39 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 3-4 |
| Marcus Zegarowski | 42 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-14 | 1-8 | 2-2 |
| Damien Jefferson | 31 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Denzel Mahoney | 38 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 1-2 |
| Antwann Jones | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 3-6 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Alex O'Connell | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jacob Epperson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shereef Mitchell | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
UConn
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Bouknight | 40 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13-24 | 5-12 | 9-12 |
| R.J. Cole | 40 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-13 | 2-8 | 6-8 |
| Isaiah Whaley | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Adama Sanogo | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Jalen Gaffney | 28 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 2-2 |
| Josh Carlton | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyrese Martin | 35 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Brendan Adams | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Andre Jackson Jr. | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.