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Arizona travels to Connecticut with a 4-0 record. They've already beaten two opponents in the top 25, including the reigning national champ, Florida.
No. 4 Arizona takes on the No. 3 UConn Huskies after Anthony Dell'Orso scored 20 points in Arizona's 69-65 win against the UCLA Bruins.
A top-five showdown in the Basketball Capital of the World. The No. 3 UConn men's basketball team will host No. 4 Arizona for a blockbuster
Braylon Mullins, the 6-5 McDonald's All-American wing, has been sidelined since the Huskies' second exhibition game with an ankle injury. He's continuing to make progress, Hurley reported, and has been participating in some live action during practice. "It'll be really nice to get Braylon back," Hurley said. "He's going to have a big impact."
The last top-five showdown involving the Huskies was on April 6, 2024, in the national championship game in Arizona, when top-ranked UConn faced No. 3 Purdue. That one worked pretty well for the Huskies, who nabbed their second straight and sixth overall national title with a 75-60 win over Zach Edey & Co.
No. 3 UConn faces the No. 4 Arizona Wildcats after Tarris Reed Jr. scored 21 points in UConn's 86-84 victory over the BYU Cougars.
It's early in the new college basketball season, but Arizona might have an argument for the best resume thus far. The Wildcats improved to 4-0 on the young seas
The Huskies had enjoyed a predominantly pro-Huskies crowd at Boston’s TD Garden and could have even more vocal support when Arizona wanders into UConn’s Gampel Pavilion on Wednesday, but that’s only the first of two games the teams have agreed to play.