Following the victory, Bueckers was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player Honors, and she made history when she accepted the trophy as confetti dropped from the ceiling.

UConn star Paige Bueckers said she’s focusing on enjoying her final college postseason run after leading the Huskies to their fifth straight Big East Tournament title Monday night. The No. 3-ranked Huskies defeated No. 22 Creighton 70-50 at Mohegan Sun Arena behind 24 points from Bueckers and 13 from Azzi Fudd.

After the win over the Bluejays, UConn announced that Bueckers had been named the Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Before defeating No. 2 Creighton, the Huskies took down No. 5 Villanova and No. 8 St. Johns.