After Jalen Adams suffered an MCL injury in the first half, the UConn Huskies rolled over at the hands of the Temple Owls. UConn was already undermanned as Alterique Gilbert did not see the floor despite being dressed and participating in pregame warmups and the team was over-matched.
At fourth place in the AAC and a 17-6 record overall, Temple is firmly on the NCAA tournament bubble and figured to be a litmus test for UConn as it hoped to climb into the bubble conversation. Without Adams and Gilbert, the hope that the Huskies would turn the corner with a win at Temple fell dim.