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UConn Huskies @ Texas Longhorns
Present Data: UConn 6-3, Texas 7-1
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What to Know
The UConn Huskies are taking a street journey to face off in opposition to the Texas Longhorns at 5:00 p.m. ET on Sunday at Moody Heart. The Huskies are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 85.1 factors per recreation this season.
On Wednesday, UConn did not have an excessive amount of respiration room of their matchup in opposition to Baylor, however they nonetheless walked away with a 76-72 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Huskies.
UConn’s success was the results of a balanced assault that noticed a number of gamers step up, however Liam McNeeley led the cost by scoring 17 factors together with eight rebounds and three blocks. Samson Johnson was one other key participant, posting 13 factors plus two blocks.
In the meantime, Texas entered their tilt with North Carolina State on Wednesday with six consecutive wins however they will enter their subsequent recreation with seven. They snuck previous the Wolfpack with a 63-59 victory. The 63-point effort marked the Longhorns’ lowest-scoring match of the season, however in the long run it did not matter.
UConn pushed their file as much as 6-3 with the win, which was their twenty second straight at house relationship again to final season. As for Texas, their victory bumped their file as much as 7-1.
Rebounding is more likely to be a giant issue on this contest: UConn has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 37.3 rebounds per recreation. Nonetheless, it is not like Texas struggles in that division as they have been averaging 37.2. With each groups battling to corral missed photographs, we’ll see if one crew can seize an edge.
UConn was capable of grind out a strong win over Texas when the groups final performed again in November of 2023, profitable 81-71. Will UConn repeat their success, or does Texas have a greater recreation plan this time round? We’ll discover out quickly sufficient.
Sequence Historical past
UConn has gained each of the video games they’ve performed in opposition to Texas within the final 9 years.
- Nov 20, 2023 – UConn 81 vs. Texas 71
- Dec 29, 2015 – UConn 71 vs. Texas 66
