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Don’t Look Now, But UConn Has Found Its Second Gear

The Huskies have rebounded from a midseason skid and now look like one of the more dominant teams heading to the Sweet 16.

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UConn men’s basketball headed to Sweet 16 for first time since 2014 after beating Saint Mary’s, 70-55

ALBANY, N.Y. – The UConn men’s basketball team is headed back to the Sweet 16 for the first time in nine years.

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Dom Amore: It was shaky for a while, but UConn issues statement, breathes sigh of relief with second-half revival

ALBANY, N.Y. — That worst nightmare was materializing, the worst-case scenario playing out.

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UConn awakens in second half on way to 87-63 NCAA tourney victory over Rick Pitino, Iona

ALBANY, N.Y. — For a half it appeared the UConn men’s basketball team may have psyched itself out of the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year.

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UConn can't find a shot at the end and comes up short to Marquette, 70-68, in Big East tournament semis

NEW YORK — The UConn men’s basketball team needed a big shot in the final minute of its Big East tournament semifinal matchup with regular-season champion Marquette. The Huskies trailed by two points with 12 seconds left when Adama Sanogo grabbed a defensive rebound and pushed the offense down the…

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UConn men hold on to beat Providence 73-66 in Big East quarterfinal after nearly blowing 26-point lead

NEW YORK –The UConn men’s basketball team went from looking like it was on the verge of a 30-point blowout win over Providence in Thursday’s Big East Tournament quarterfinal to looking like it was about to suffer one of the largest comebacks in tournament history in a matter of minutes.

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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.

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Horrific start dooms DePaul against No. 14 UConn

Blue Demons allow Huskies to take a 29-2 lead to open the game

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

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UConn hits stride in second half, speeds past Providence, 87-69

STORRS, Conn. — While a light snowfall graced the UConn campus on Wednesday evening, there was a blizzard taking place inside Gampel Pavilion.

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It wasn’t easy, but No. 20 UConn earns 64-55 victory over Seton Hall

STORRS, Conn. — It wasn’t pretty, but the 20th-ranked UConn men’s basketball team used a second-half sprint to avoid another upset against Seton Hall, winning 64-55 in Gampel Pavilion on Saturday.

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UConn falls short in 56-53 loss at No. 23 Creighton

OMAHA, Neb. — Jordan Hawkins caught the ball and pulled up for a straightaway 3-pointer that would’ve tied the game at 54 with 2.7 seconds left. The shot fell through and silenced the rowdy sellout of 18,286 expecting overtime at the CHI Health Center, but as the officials went to…

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UConn offers powerful reminder of how good it can be with wire-to-wire 87-72 win over No. 10 Marquette

HARTFORD, Conn. — Plenty had forgotten why the UConn men’s basketball team was once ranked No. 2 in the nation and how they’d gotten to that point.

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Clutch shooting from Alex Karaban helps UConn survive Georgetown, 68-62

WASHINGTON — Despite a late scare, redshirt freshman Alex Karaban came up clutch as the UConn men’s basketball team survived Georgetown, 68-62, at Capital One Arena on Saturday afternoon.

Chicago Sun-Times

DePaul’s second-half surge not enough in loss to UConn

The Blue Demons went on an 18-4 run that trimmed the Huskies’ lead to 63-57 midway through the second half. But UConn restored a comfortable margin with an 8-0 run.

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Sanogo, Hawkins, Newton help No. 24 UConn pull away from DePaul, 90-76

CHICAGO — Early on, Tuesday’s UConn men’s basketball game at DePaul looked like it would be a one-on-one shooting contest between Adama Sanogo and DePaul’s Javan Johnson.

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Dom Amore: UConn men put fans through an emotional wringer, but came up empty again

For an agonizing period, it was shaping up as one of the worst losses in years. And then, for a time, it was starting to look like one of the most exciting comeback victories in ages.

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UConn men’s struggles continue in 82-79 loss to Xavier as valiant second-half effort can’t make up for awful start

STORRS, Conn. — A heroic second-half effort from UConn guards Jordan Hawkins and Tristen Newton wasn’t enough to come back from a first-half to forget as the Huskies fell, 82-79, to Big East-leading Xavier inside Gampel Pavilion on Wednesday.

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UConn men dominate Butler for much-needed win, 86-56, in Hartford Sunday

HARTFORD, Conn. — The sliding UConn men’s basketball team needed a win on Sunday. Badly.

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Late Seton Hall shot sends No. 15 UConn to sixth loss in seven games, 67-66

NEWARK, N.J. — It was devastation on the road once again for the UConn men’s basketball team, losing this time at Seton Hall in a nailbiter at the Prudential Center, 67-66, on Wednesday.

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Despite Hawkins’ career-high 31 points, UConn men fall to St. John’s, 85-74; fourth loss in five games

Jordan Hawkins’ career-high 31 points were not enough as the UConn men’s basketball team lost for the fourth time in its last five games, 85-74, to St. John’s at the XL Center on Sunday.

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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.

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No. 4 UConn has no answer for Bryce Hopkins and Providence; loses second straight, 73-61

PROVIDENCE, R.I. —Providence forward Bryce Hopkins was fouled on a fast break with the Friars leading UConn by nine points in the second half of Wednesday’s game at Amica Mutual Pavilion. As he stood at the free throw line, a packed-house of about 14,000 remained on its feet, where a…

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No. 2 UConn struggles late, suffers first loss of season to No. 22 Xavier, 83-73

Attempting to enter the New Year with a perfect record, the No. 2 UConn men’s basketball team (14-1) dropped its first game of the season to No. 22 Xavier in a hostile road environment at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati.

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