The No. 25 Huskies outscored DePaul 43-24 in the second half after UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley and his staff spoke to the players.
Solo Ball and Tarris Reed Jr. each scored a team-high 16 points as No. 25 Connecticut used a second-half surge to defeat visiting DePaul 72-61 on Wednesday night in Hartford.
Solo Ball scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half as No. 25 Connecticut rallied from a 14-point deficit to defeat DePaul 72-61 Wednesday.
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Benson and DePaul host No. 25 UConn
Hartford, Connecticut; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -14.5; over/under is 143 BOTTOM LINE: DePaul faces No. 25 UConn after N.J. Benson scored 20 points in DePaul's 86-69 loss to the Butler Bulldogs.
The Huskies have lost three times since the first meeting with the Blue Demons, an 81-68 road victory. UConn is coming off a 76-72 loss to Xavier and have alternated wins and losses for their last six games since the first meeting with DePaul. The squad sits at 14-6 and is 6-3 in the conference, two games behind Marquette and St. John’s at the top.
Solo Ball and Tarris Reed Jr. helped UConn men's basketball avoid an upset loss to DePaul with second-half comeback.
Liam McNeeley could be game-time decision for UConn on Wednesday, but is 'less likely' to play than to play, per Dan Hurley.
The UConn men’s basketball team is coming off a brutal loss last Saturday on the road at Xavier. This was a contest where, yet again, the Huskies struggled defensively, fouling at a high level. It became so bad that Alex Karaban fouled out with three and a half minutes left in a tight ball game.
Former UConn star Ben Gordon, a key member of the 2004 national championship team, will be inducted into the Huskies of Honor when UConn hosts St. John’s Feb. 7.
Hartford, Connecticut; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: DePaul visits No. 25 UConn after N.J. Benson scored 20 points in DePaul's 86-69 loss to the Butler Bulldogs. The Huskies are 9-1 in home games.
The UConn men's basketball tean cut a 10-point second-half deficit down to two, but the Huskies came up short on road to Xavier.
UConn women’s basketball remained No. 6 in the Week 13 AP poll, and Sarah Strong swept the Big East’s weekly awards for the third time.