Omaha, Neb. ? Laura Spanheimer scored 14 points Sunday as Creighton beat Nebraska 55-40. Spanheimer finished with four three-point field goals as the Bluejays (2-1) beat their former coach.

Connie Yori, a former Creighton player and coach for the last 10 years, left the Omaha school last summer for the coaching job in Lincoln.

Depth, pressure and up-tempo play were three things Yori used to take Creighton to the NCAA Tournament last year. With a Nebraska roster featuring only six scholarship players, Yori could only watch her former team play the way she would like the Cornhuskers to perform.

Nebraska didn’t hit its first field goal until 10:53 left in the first half.

Creighton’s defense forced 15 Nebraska turnovers in the first half and held the Huskers (2-1) to 26 percent shooting.

Katie Morse led the Cornhuskers with 11 points.

No. 5 Connecticut 73, No. 23 Oklahoma 60

Honolulu – Diana Taurasi scored 30 points and had five assists to lead Connecticut over Oklahoma in the championship game of the Rainbow Wahine Classic.

Taurasi was 12-of-19 from the field, including 4-of-6 from three-point range. She also grabbed seven rebounds. Ann Strother added 16 points for UConn (5-0), which led 44-22 at halftime.

Maria Villarroel scored 27 points, and Dionnah Jackson had 13 points and six assists for Oklahoma (5-2).