Overview
- UConn hosts Bryant on Sunday in Hartford after a 73-69 home loss to No. 4 Arizona.
- Arizona controlled the interior with a 43-23 edge on the glass and a 42-24 scoring advantage in the paint.
- Star center Tarris Reed Jr. missed the Arizona game with an ankle injury, his status for Bryant remains uncertain, and he leads UConn in scoring, rebounding, field-goal percentage, and blocks.
- Freshman Braylon Mullins has yet to debut due to an ankle injury, and coach Dan Hurley voiced frustration over the team’s mounting ailments.
- Bryant enters 1-4 after a 78-61 loss at Virginia Tech, with Timofei Rudovskii leading at 12.8 points per game and Quincy Allen as the only other double-figure scorer.