After two-straight losses to the two members of the Floridian branch of the American Athletic Conference, UConn faces another tough test when Southern Methodist arrives in Storrs tonight.
The Huskies (9-6, 0-2 AAC) have struggled offensively in their last two defeats, as their shooting percentages dwindled to the well-below average rates of 28.6 percent from three and 39.4 percent from two. The shooting slump has clearly manifested in Jalen Adams and Alterique Gilbert, both of whom have found no easy looks from inside the arc in conference play, and the normally-reliable Tyler Polley hasn’t gotten his outside shot to fall in the new year.