{"id":53001,"date":"2023-11-28T18:50:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T18:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.courant.com\/?p=5994493"},"modified":"2023-11-28T17:01:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T17:01:57","slug":"uconn-men-ready-for-upcoming-gauntlet-as-kansas-unc-gonzaga-await-these-are-the-fun-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/28\/uconn-men-ready-for-upcoming-gauntlet-as-kansas-unc-gonzaga-await-these-are-the-fun-ones\/","title":{"rendered":"UConn men ready for upcoming gauntlet as Kansas, UNC, Gonzaga await: \u2018These are the fun ones\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

STORRS — It wasn’t pretty, but the UConn men<\/a> left Gampel Pavilion Monday night with an 84-64 win over New Hampshire<\/a> despite committing 19 fouls and missing open shots down the stretch.<\/p>\n

“Play like national champions,” head coach Dan Hurley<\/a> repeated from the bench in the final 10 minutes, frustrated with the 29 free throws the Wildcats were given in the second half.<\/p>\n

UConn shot 13 of 33 (39.4%) from the field after the break and just 1 of 16 from beyond the arc (6.3%) as Hurley and assistant Tom Moore<\/a> were each called for technical fouls. That performance, a rare off-night during the program’s record stretch of 24 consecutive nonconference wins by double digits, won’t cut it in the upcoming two-week stretch<\/a> that features games against No. 5 Kansas, No. 17 North Carolina and No. 11 Gonzaga.<\/p>\n

“These games coming up are really going to show what this team is about, it’s gonna show everyone who we are,” said Donovan Clingan<\/a>, who kept the Huskies above water with a career-high 29 points on 12 of 13 shooting. “We got some of the biggest games in college basketball this year coming up within the next couple weeks but we’ve just got to stay locked in, we’ve got to stick to our identity and just keep working every day. Stay in the gym, get shots up, practice as hard as we can because this game on Friday, it’s gonna be a battle.”<\/p>\n

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UConn men win record 24th consecutive nonconference game by double-digits in 84-64 triumph over New Hampshire<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n