Sitting at a disappointing 7-7 record after losing their first two conference games, UConn couldn’t ask for a better opponent to end their four-game losing streak than East Carolina. The Huskies tip off against the Pirates at the XL Center at noon and should have a good chance of winning their first game since the December 9 contest against Coppin State.
A big part of the reason for that is because ECU is UConn’s weakest opponent since Coppin State, though they’re far from that level of ineptitude. KenPom ranks the Pirates 315th in the nation (UConn is 120th), and their offensive stats are about as bad as they come.