Game of the Night: Connecticut vs. Harvard

Andy Katz has anointed this game as the biggest between two New England teams all year, and it is hard to disagree. Harvard comes in 8-0, sporting its first national ranking in program history. Connecticut is favored at home for good reason: the Huskies possess amazing talent, including but not limited to Jeremy Lamb, Andre Drummond, Shabazz Napier, and Ryan Boatright. UConn has looked like a different, better team since the freshman Boatright became eligible two weeks ago. With a limited slate of college hoops tonight, the eyes of the nation will be on Storrs. Here are four key questions to ponder before the game: 1) How will Harvard deal with playing from behind? It is almost assured that at some point tonight, the Crimson will face a meaningful deficit. This is more unusual than one may think: Harvard has led or been tied for 96 percent of the minutes of their last five games. That is 192 minutes in the lead and eight minutes trailing, none of which came in the second half. The...