UConn men’s basketball ended a rough month of January on a high note Tuesday night, taking down the DePaul Blue Demons 90-76 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The No. 24 ranked Huskies (16-6, 6-6 Big East) are back at .500 in conference and finished the first month of 2023 with a 3-5 record.
Despite a six-day break since their close home loss to Xavier, it was more of the same for UConn, who put together and strong first half but struggled mightily for chunks of the second. After leading by as much as 20 points in the final 20 minutes, DePaul managed to cut the lead to as little as six with 10 minutes to play before a four-point play from Tristen Newton gave the Huskies some breathing room.