The UConn men could use a win over a decent, not great Stanford team Saturday night. With the full AAC schedule to come, and with the Huskies sitting on six losses, every win counts.
Details
When: 9 p.m. today
Where: Maples Pavilion, Stanford, Calif.
TV, radio: ESPN2, WTIC-AM (1080)
Records: UConn 9-6; Stanford 12-4
Series: UConn leads, 4-1
Analysis
- Here is Ed Daigneault’s view of this interesting inter-sectional game:
Worth noting
- It is UConn’s final nonconference game of the season.
- Stanford’s lone victory in the series came last year at the XL Center. The Cardinal overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to post a 53-51 decision Dec. 18.
- It is the second game in a home-and-home series between the teams.
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- UConn is coming off a 66-58 loss at Tulsa on Tuesday night. Stanford is coming off a 69-59 win at Cal on Wednesday night.
- The Cardinal has won four straight and eight of 10.
- The Huskies are playing on the road for the fourth time in five games. They are 2-1 in true road games this season.
- UConn’s Ryan Boatright and Stanford’s Chasson Randle tied for the Mr. Basketball of Illinois Award in 2011. It is the only tie in the 33-year history of the award.
- UConn is 21-4 all-time against current members of the Pac-12 Conference. It had a 13-game winning streak against the Pac-12 ended by Stanford last season.
- UConn has played one other time at Maples Pavilion, taking a 70-59 victory on Feb. 6, 1999. The Huskies went on to win their first national title that year.
- UConn has not played in California since the 2011 NCAA Tournament. It is the Huskies’ first regular-season game in California since opening the 2005-06 season at Pepperdine.
- The teams have played two common opponents in Duke and Texas. Stanford split, losing to Duke and winning at Texas in overtime. UConn lost to both.
