Facing a large deficit in the second half, an energizing run by the UConn Huskies gave the team, and the crowd, new life, but it wasn’t enough. Cincinnati prevailed 64-60 in Hartford on Sunday afternoon.
The Huskies’ outside shooting has not recovered from the injury to Jalen Adams, especially as Alterique Gilbert still might not be at 100%, as the team converted only three of its 17 attempts from three. Despite stretches of success, the UConn offense was not at its best again, a slump that might now be worrying rather than a simple anomaly.