UConn’s season has been a whirlwind. From a dominant 14–0 start through nonconference play to a stretch of six losses in eight games in January, it was impossible to know exactly which UConn we’d get on the sport’s biggest stage.
The answer after one weekend in the 2023 men’s NCAA tournament: not just good UConn, great UConn.
After blowing away Rick Pitino and Iona on Friday, the Huskies took it to Saint Mary’s in the second half in a convincing 70–55 victory Sunday to punch their ticket to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2014. UConn looked like the overwhelming version of itself, the one that blew through top-end competition en route to a No. 2 overall national ranking in mid-to-late December.
