Overview
- Both teams enter 3-0 for the Saturday night neutral-site game in Boston, which tips at 7 p.m. ET on Fox.
- BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa, averaging 18.7 points and 7.0 rebounds, returns to the Boston area as the Cougars’ headline scorer.
- BYU starting guard Kennard Davis Jr. was arrested on suspicion of DUI this week and his availability for the game remains unclear.
- UConn lists freshman wing Jacob Furphy as a game-time decision with Braylon Mullins still out, while Solo Ball, Alex Karaban and Tarris Reed Jr. paced the recent 89-62 win over Columbia.
- Coaches frame the game as an early barometer, with UConn launching a stretch that includes Arizona, Illinois, Kansas and Florida after BYU.