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STORRS – What already figured to be one of the toughest challenges of the season for the UConn men’s basketball team became even tougher before Wednesday’s opening tip.

It was announced that the Huskies would be down not one, but two starters, after center Tarris Reed Jr. tweaked his ankle and rejoined five-star freshman Braylon Mullins, also dealing with an ankle, on the bench in street clothes.

But the Huskies never folded, pushing the championship-caliber Wildcats to the final minute before their advantage in the frontcourt came out on top in the end, sealing a 71-67 Arizona win.

UConn (4-1) fell to 8-7 in top-five matchups all-time and is 1-1 in such games at Gampel Pavilion, which was decked out in white and on its feet for almost the e

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