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Different kind of challenge awaits UConn on Sunday

Watching Florida State hoisted up two potential go-ahead jumpers in the final 8 seconds in UConn's season opener made it clear that things were going to be a little different this year.

The Huskies, playing their first regular-season game following the departure of All-Americans Moriah Jefferson, Breanna Stewart and Morgan Tuck, seemingly had control of the Nov. 14 game with an eight-point lead and less than 2 1/2 minutes left to play.

Napheesa Collier's clutch block enabled the Huskies to turn a one-point lead into a two-point cushion but still, Imani Wright's buzzer-beating 3-pointer didn't miss by much or else the Huskies would have returned home with a loss.