Dan Hurley opens up on what makes Creighton such a dangerous stop as UConn heads into Omaha.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — There are no days off in the Big East this year for the No. 2-ranked UConn men’s basketball team. The Huskies (20-1, 10-0) visit Creighton (12-9, 6-4), a team that always gives coach Dan Hurley’s squad a tough game.

UConn is off to its best Big East start this century and will take aim at its 17th straight victory when it visits Creighton on Saturday night at Omaha, Neb.

The UConn men landed in Omaha to play Creighton, a traditionally tough opponent, in a traditionally tough place, still looking to do what has not been the norm this season, to win a game like this easily.

Allie Ziebell had a UConn program record-tying 10 3-pointers and a career-high 34 points, and Sarah Strong had 19 of her 25 points in the first half as the top-ranked Huskies won their 38th consecutive game with a 97-39 win over Xavier on Wednesday night despite missing two of its top four scorers.

Now that the football season is largely in the rear view mirror, Super Bowl pending, Saturdays belong to college basketball. Before we know it, March Madness wi