The top-ranked UConn Huskies went into the half tied at 42 with No. 15 Tennessee on Sunday, but it did not take long for the defending champions to put the game out of reach.
The UConn Huskies are 21–1 overall and 11–0 in Big East play this season. Their last match against Creighton at CHI Health Center in Omaha ended in an 85–58 road win for the Huskies.
This season, the Huskies are riding the third-longest single-season winning streak in program history. They have a 16-game win streak and a 10-0 record in conference play, the Huskies’ best conference record since Jim Calhoun’s 1998-99 title team.
The UConn Huskies are sitting on a 13-1 overall record with a 7-0 in Big East play for the first time since 1998–99. Their last match was against Seton Hall Pirates in Newark, the Huskies went on to break their four game losing streak at Prudential Center and won 69–64.
Solo Ball and Braylon Mullins scored 17 points apiece to lift No. 5 UConn to a 61-56 victory over No. 21 Kansas on Tuesday in Lawrence, Kansas. Ball and Mullins each sank three 3-pointers while sending the Huskies (7-1) to their third straight win.
Sarah Strong led her team with 14 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in 25 productive minutes and No. 1 UConn sailed to an 85-51 win over South Florida on Tuesday in Tampa.