Tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN the UConn Huskies (7-0), off to an unbeaten start to the season through seven games will face a stiff early-season test in the Florida Gators (6-1) on ESPN that can be live streamed for free by clicking this link. Gators fans can listen to the game on ESPN 850 WRUF, while Huskies fans can tune in to WTIC New Talk 1080.
At 7-0 Huskies head coach Kevin Ollie is pleased with the record his kids have posted, but knows play will need to improve if they're to stay hot. In particular, UConn must get better at holding leads according to the second-year coach.
"We get up 15 points and then we give the lead up again," Ollie said. "I want to get up 15 points and then I want to go up 25. I don't want to go back down to five. And that's the way we've been playing in some of these games and great teams don't do that."
Senior guard Shabazz Napier has been Mr. Do-It-All for UConn, leading the squad in points per game (15) rebounds (7.7), assists (6.1), and steals (1.7). Having a guard lead the way on the glass can be trouble after a while though, and the Gators represent a threat on that end.
The Huskies have given up 14.7 offensive boards a night so far this season, while Florida, which plays in the rugged SEC, has averaged 14 a game and has outrebounded five straight opponents.
Offensively Casey Prather, a senior forward, wil be UConn's main concern as he leads the Gators with 19.1 points per game, a leap of more than 16 points from his output a year ago Another key player will be senior guard Scottie Wilbekin, who leads Florida with 7.5 assists per game to go with four steals.
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