Overview
- Arizona moved to 5-0 with its third win over a ranked opponent this season, adding UConn to earlier victories against Florida and UCLA.
- Shorthanded UConn played without starters Tarris Reed Jr. and Braylon Mullins due to ankle injuries, testing the Huskies’ depth in the frontcourt.
- Jaden Bradley scored a game-high 21 points and freshman Koa Peat posted 16 points and 12 rebounds, while 7-foot-2 Motiejus Krivas grabbed 14 boards and made the go-ahead putback in the final minute.
- The free-throw gap proved decisive as Arizona finished 19-of-25 at the line compared with UConn’s 9-of-18.
- The Top 5 nonconference matchup at Gampel Pavilion, televised on FS1, fed early ranking debates and folded into UConn’s deliberate November gauntlet designed to strengthen its résumé.