STORRS, Conn. — A heroic second-half effort from UConn guards Jordan Hawkins and Tristen Newton wasn’t enough to come back from a first-half to forget as the Huskies fell, 82-79, to Big East-leading Xavier inside Gampel Pavilion on Wednesday.
UConn’s winning streak inside the on-campus arena was snapped at 17 games and the Huskies (16-6, 5-6 Big East) have lost six of eight.
After a miserable start that brought a 15-point deficit into the UConn locker room at halftime, Hawkins and Newton combined for 41 second-half points and brought the Huskies within one point of a lead on several occasions, though they were never able to take a lead.
