UConn men’s basketball’s first-round game on Saturday pits two storied programs against one another in a showdown that could play out like a Sweet 16-caliber contest. Maryland, the 10-seed, is 6-3 in its last nine games and has some matchup advantages over 7-seed UConn that they could exploit to send the Huskies packing.
Additionally, the people want to know: Is there any residual bad blood between Hurley and Turgeon? Can Bouknight summon the ancient energy of past Husky greats? Is the Big 10 really as deep as they say? Will Eric Ayala regret not coming to UConn, or will Adama Sanogo regret not choosing Maryland?