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The UConn men’s basketball team got jumped the last time it went to Kansas.

Allen Fieldhouse was impressive and intimidating . The historic building was packed, sweaty and the kind of loud that lingers in your ears the next day. And it took the historic 2023-24 UConn team about five minutes of game time just to settle in. By that point, the eventual national champs were down, 16-5.

With Stephon Castle out and both Donovan Clingan and Cam Spencer playing through foot injuries, Tristen Newton’s 31-point effort led the Huskies back into the game. And, down two with five seconds to play, Spencer had a chance to take the lead – and potentially the game – with a 3-point attempt that missed the mark.

Dan Hurley, who only used seven players in

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