Third-seeded Connecticut has its first Big East Tournament appearance since 2012 after seven years in the American Athletic Conference, reaching the semifinals against Creighton on Friday with a range of No. 11 DePaul.
Sophomore guard and Brooklyn product James Boocnight scored 10 points in 21 minutes for the Hawkeyes (15-6), but had to be helped to the locker room midway through the second half, with coach Dan Hurley as leg cramp Had described. Buchen missed seven games from an elbow injury earlier this season.
RJ Cole, Tyres Martin and Adama Sonogo led Ucino with 14 point points, while Jevon Freeman-Liberty scored 19 points in the game for the Blue Demons (5-14).
Hurley vacated his bench late in the game and his son, freshman Andrew Hurley, grabbed a 3-pointer in the closing minutes for his first college points.
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