Overview
- Tipoff is 7 p.m. ET on FS1, with streaming available via DirecTV.
- Gampel Pavilion is staging its first on-campus top-five men’s game in nearly two decades, and UConn leads the series 5–2.
- UConn enters 4–0 after edging then-No. 7 BYU 86–84, powered by 21 points each from Alex Karaban, Silas Demary Jr. and Tarris Reed Jr.
- Arizona is also 4–0 with marquee wins over Florida and UCLA, highlighted by freshman Koa Peat’s 30-point debut.
- Odds and analytics favor the Huskies: FanDuel lists UConn -5.5 (O/U 156.5) and KenPom gives Arizona roughly a 32% chance to win.