The Huskies begin postseason play in the American conference tournament with a match-up against a tough Cincinnati team which beat them twice in the regular season.
It might be best deemed a play-in game. Or, perhaps better yet, an elimination game.
Whatever the more appropriate term is for UConn-Cincinnati in regards to their NCAA tournament standing remains open for debate, however one thing we do know is that Friday's AAC quarterfinal is sure to be an absolute rock fight.
Cincinnati (22-9, 12-6 American) is faced with the highly unenviable task of attempting to beat UConn (21-10, 11-7) for the third time already this year, having previously defeated the Huskies 58-57 on January 28th and 65-60 on February 20th.