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UConn ends regular season with 71-59 victory against Villanova

PHILADELPHIA – With breathing room on the scoreboard hard to come by at the Wells Fargo Center Saturday night, the UConn men’s basketball team found just enough in its season finale to come away with a 71-59 victory over Villanova.

Tribune News Service · Mar 5, 2023

No. 14 UConn cruises to 88-59 victory over DePaul in final home game of season

HARTFORD, Conn. — March couldn’t have started any better for the UConn men’s basketball team.

Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2023

UConn downs St. John’s, 95-86, with balanced effort in ‘home away from home’

NEW YORK — UConn fans made Madison Square Garden their home away from home on Saturday, showing up in droves to support the men’s basketball team as it got an early look at the conference tournament site with a game against St John’s.

Tribune News Service · Feb 25, 2023

Adama Sanogo, UConn defeat Big East foe Creighton for first time in program history, 69-60

STORRS, Conn. — Adama Sanogo had yet to put together a standout performance against Ryan Kalkbrenner and Creighton in the four times they played entering Saturday’s matchup in Gampel Pavilion.

Tribune News Service · Jan 7, 2023

Dom Amore: Tap the brakes on March Madness, UConn men dealing with a January crisis of confidence

So here we thought words like “embarrassing” and “outtoughed” were a thing of the past for the UConn men’s basketball team. The Huskies, after 14 games, were lost in a giddy world of analytics and win probabilities and their nation of followers was preoccupied with the AP poll.

Tribune News Service · Jan 6, 2023

Dom Amore: UConn men may have targets on their backs, but won’t lose chips on their shoulders

Dan Hurley made the short walk from his team’s hotel to the entrance of the XL Center and it was like walking back in time. Restaurants were full, fans in the window banging on the glass.

Tribune News Service · Dec 30, 2022

No. 2 UConn holds on to defeat Villanova, 74-66, in front of sold out XL Center

HARTFORD, Conn. — UConn fans lined up outside Hartford’s XL Center, some as early as seven hours before tip-off, eager to watch the men’s basketball team take on Big East rival Villanova on Wednesday. In another game where the program’s identity was tested, the Huskies made shots in key moments…

Tribune News Service · Dec 29, 2022

UConn finishes nonconference slate unbeaten, eases past Long Island, 114-61

STORRS, Conn. — Andre Jackson jumped into the passing lane and ripped the ball from Long Island’s Quion Burns at full speed. Tearing down the court in a footrace with Burns, Jackson went behind his back, sending Burns in the other direction, and landed a two-handed slam that got the…

Tribune News Service · Dec 10, 2022

No. 5 UConn men pass first true road test with 75-54 win at Florida, improve to 10-0 for first time since 2010-11

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Among the series of dunks the fifth-ranked UConn men’s basketball team threw down while warming up before its game at Florida on Wednesday something stood out. There was Donovan Clingan, driving hard, cradling the ball in his right hand as his body performed a full rotation. A…

Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022

UConn beats Oklahoma State, 74-64, in Big East-Big 12 Battle for ninth consecutive victory

STORRS, Conn. — Fresh off a mesmerizing performance to win the Phil Knight Invitational Sunday night, Andre Jackson electrified the Gampel Pavilion crowd on UConn’s first offensive possession against Oklahoma State on Thursday.

Tribune News Service · Dec 2, 2022