Creighton defeats UNLV Lady Rebels 87-73 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Creighton's strong 3-point shooting, led by Lauren Jensen's 25 points, was a key factor. UNLV's Desi-Rae Young scored 30 points in her final game.
Creighton has made 4 of 6 three-pointers and leads by 10.
Creighton 1 of 8 on 3s, missed last 6 and Bluejays have had clean looks.
Creighton has defeated the @UNLVLadyRebels 87-73. The Lady Rebels haven't won a game in the NCAA Tournament since 1991. https://t.co/bImUgTkzcr
Final -- Creighton 87 UNLV Lady Rebels 73 first round of March Madness
Lady Rebels got a game high 30 points from Desi-Rae Young in her last UNLV basketball game. Wasn’t enough as Creighton plays with the lead for the entire 2nd half beating the Lady Rebels 87-73 #UNLVWBB @UNLVLadyRebels https://t.co/ZRmfUoVpzn
Final: Creighton 87, UNLV 73. Creighton makes 15 3-pointers as a team, led by Lauren Jensen's 5-of-7 showing (25 points). Desi-Rae Young paces UNLV with 30 points on 15-of-19 FGs. Standing ovation from the fans as she exits late, her final game for the Scarlet and Gray.
Final: Creighton 87, UNLV 73. Creighton 15-of-34 from 3.
End 3rd quarter: Creighton 65, UNLV 53. If the UNLV women want to extend their season it's going to take a miraculous fourth-quarter comeback, including some actual 3-point misses by Creighton. Blue Jays are 13-of-27 from deep. UNLV just 3-of-15.
UNLV women down 12 points to Creighton at the half.
Halftime: Creighton 44, UNLV 32. Creighton is 10-of-19 on 3s and ended the half on an 8-0 run after Lady Rebels had climbed within 4.
End 1st quarter: Creighton 23, UNLV 16. UNLV has a quickness advantage, but Creighton is setting great screens and getting wide open 3's. Lindy La Rocque will need to find a counter on defense; doesn't look like Creighton shooters are going miss open ones today (5/8 3FGs)
End of 1: Creighton 23, UNLV 16. Creighton hits 5 3s in the quarter.
UNLV is out on the court and warming up. The Lady Rebels face Creighton in a first round NCAA Tournament game and tip-off is in 15 minutes https://t.co/8DIojVw7dL
UNLV faces Creighton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament 🏀 GOOD LUCK, LADY REBELS 🎰 #MWMadness | #MWWBB | #BEaREBEL https://t.co/ZDcbAXk2mi
GAME DAY: No. 10 UNLV (30-2) faces No. 7 Creighton (25-5) at 4 p.m. today in an NCAA Tournament first-round game. A win would be UNLV's first in the tournament since 1991. Here's a thread of all of our @UNLVLadyRebels content from the week for your pregame reading pleasure: