No. 2 UConn pursues ‘nasty edge’ as Creighton awaits

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 No. 2 Huskies (20-1, 10-0 Big East) started 11-0 in conference play during the 1998-99 season. The 16-game overall winning streak this season is the third-longest in program history.

UConn won a school-record 23 straight games during the 1995-96 campaign and put together a 19-game winning streak in 1998-99.

However,...