Overview
- Tip is set for 5 p.m. ET at Gampel Pavilion with the broadcast on FOX and streaming on the FOX Sports app.
- The Huskies enter as the unanimous No. 1 at 18-0, riding a run of blowout wins built on a defense that smothers opponents and fuels transition scoring.
- UConn is seeking its first win over Notre Dame since December 2021 after dropping the last three meetings in the series.
- Notre Dame’s rotation has been thinned by injuries, with veteran guard KK Bransford ruled out indefinitely, placing greater load on the remaining core.
- Hannah Hidalgo torched UConn in the last meeting with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, while Sarah Strong called that performance “really ugly” and Azzi Fudd, limited by past injuries in this series, looms as a potential difference-maker.