INDIANAPOLIS — Dan Hurley had a feeling entering conference play that his UConn men’s basketball team coasting to double-digit victories would come to an end against Big East opponents. Despite the 68-46 final score against Butler in the conference opener on Saturday, he was right.
UConn struggled to shoot and got into a physical battle with the Bulldogs — Manny Bates and Adama Sanogo the main event down low — that allowed Butler within six points of the Huskies in the game’s final 10 minutes. But, as they’ve been able to do in all 12 contests this season, the Huskies caught fire and used a 20-5 run to extend to a 19-point advantage late.
It is the 12th consecutive double-digit win for the unbeaten, third-ranked UConn men to start the season.
