UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley taunted Creighton fans after a 70-66 win on Tuesday, referencing the Huskies' recent national championships:

UConn coach Dan Hurley hit jeering Creighton fans with a reminder of his recent accomplishments on Tuesday night after the Huskies closed out a 70-66 road win over the No. 24 Bluejays. While exiting the floor at the CHI Health Center in Omaha,

Liam McNeeley put UConn on his back. The 6-foot-7 freshman from Richardson, Texas poured in 38 points along with 10 rebounds as unranked UConn overcame a 14-point deficit late in the first half to end No. 24 Creighton’s nine-game winning streak with a 70-66 victory on Tuesday night. It was UConn’s first-ever win in Omaha, Neb.

UConn freshman star Liam McNeeley hadn’t played in front of a crowd as hostile as the one the Huskies faced in Omaha, Nebraska. He found it inspiring.

The UConn head coach, shortly after grabbing a rare 70-66 win over No. 24 Creighton in Omaha on Tuesday night, made sure to taunt the Bluejays fans on his way off the court at the CHI Health Center in a way that only he could.

The UConn men's basketball team won for the first time at Creighton and Dan Hurley interacted with fans in Omaha after the game.

Hurley had never beaten Creighton in Omaha before Tuesday, so this one meant even more for him and the UConn team. The win also avenges a Jan. 18 loss to Creighton in Storrs. Hurley, known for being animated, was fired up after a thrilling second-half comeback and a massive win on the road in an up-and-down season.

The two-time defending national champion UConn Huskies fell out of the AP Top 25 on Monday, ending a streak of 53 consecutive weeks in the poll. But Dan Hurley says it doesn’t mean anything in the grand scheme of things -- and he’ll likely use it as a another slight to motivate his team.