Overview
- UConn enters at 2-0 after a 110-47 win over UMass Lowell that included a program-record 47-point halftime lead.
- Tarris Reed Jr. delivered 20 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks in his season debut, and Hurley said he will likely add five to eight minutes to Reed’s workload.
- UConn’s defense rebounded from a sluggish opener by forcing 21 turnovers and holding UMass Lowell to 0.63 points per possession.
- Freshmen Braylon Mullins and Jacob Furphy remain out with sprained ankles as rotation planning continues.
- Columbia visits Gampel Pavilion at 6:30 p.m. ET on FS1 under first-year coach Kevin Hovde after an 18-point win over New Haven, with UConn set to face No. 8 BYU in Boston and then No. 13 Arizona next.