No. 6 UConn goes into the NCAA Tournament having lost two of its past four games after getting beat by 20 points by St. John's in the Big East final. Two-time national championship-winning coach Dan Hurley says this team has shown a level of fragility that wasn't there in previous years.
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Doctors wish they wouldn'tGoogle overhauls its Maps app, adding in more AI features to help people get aroundPhotos show the dramatic dawn flight of migrating snow geeseAfter a renovation, Pope Leo XIV moves into the papal apartment eschewed by Pope FrancisUConn guard Silas Demary Jr. drives past St. John’s guard Dylan Darling during the half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Big East tournament, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in New York. UConn guard Silas Demary Jr. jumps for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against St. John’s in the championship of the Big East tournament, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in New York. UConn head coach Dan Hurley screams during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against St. John’s in the championship of the Big East tournament, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in New York. St. John’s forward Bryce Hopkins is blocked by UConn guard Braylon Mullins during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Big East tournament, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in New York. UConn guard Solo Ball reacts after scoring during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against St. John’s in the championship of the Big East tournament, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in New York. UConn guard Silas Demary Jr. drives past St. John’s guard Dylan Darling during the half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Big East tournament, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in New York. UConn guard Silas Demary Jr. drives past St. John’s guard Dylan Darling during the half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Big East tournament, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in New York. UConn guard Silas Demary Jr. jumps for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against St. John’s in the championship of the Big East tournament, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in New York. UConn guard Silas Demary Jr. jumps for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against St. John’s in the championship of the Big East tournament, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in New York. UConn head coach Dan Hurley screams during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against St. John’s in the championship of the Big East tournament, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in New York. UConn head coach Dan Hurley screams during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against St. John’s in the championship of the Big East tournament, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in New York. St. John’s forward Bryce Hopkins is blocked by UConn guard Braylon Mullins during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Big East tournament, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in New York. St. John’s forward Bryce Hopkins is blocked by UConn guard Braylon Mullins during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Big East tournament, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in New York. UConn guard Solo Ball reacts after scoring during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against St. John’s in the championship of the Big East tournament, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in New York. UConn guard Solo Ball reacts after scoring during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against St. John’s in the championship of the Big East tournament, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in New York. NEW YORK — By the time Dan Hurley got called for a technical foul a little over seven minutes in, UConn had already given the ball away three times and committed another turnover by failing to get it inbounds.having lost two of their past four games and displayed cracks throughout the season that threaten to prevent another long March Madness run for a program that expects it. “This team has definitely showed a level of fragility that some of our best teams haven’t,” Hurley said, unsure if he felt it was a soft performance or just a bad one. “We’ve been a team that has been very charitable to a lot of teams we play with live ball turnovers that lead to runouts. So, if we can’t take care of the ball and we can’t make shots, then obviously we’ve got problems. But I think they’re fixable things.” One potential problem is an apparent left ankle injury to starting point guard Silas Demary Jr., who was carried off the floor after going down when he stopped on one of Zuby Ejiofor’s feet in the final minutes. Demary was initially injured midway through the second half and returned, but before the clock ran out, his parents were called down from the stands to check on him and he did not come back again.Hurley said the first thing he had heard was Demary had a “very mild sprain with no swelling” and expects a precautionary X-ray to be taken.lost at Marquetteand then been on the receiving end of a 20-point drubbing against St. John’s, a No. 1 seed certainly seemed possible.of the Southeastern Conference Tournament in the semifinals. Hurley, who coached UConn to back-to-back national championships in 2023 and ’24, is not worried about this early March swoon. “We flush it, and we’re going to be a 2 seed,” Hurley said. “We’ve had a season this year at UConn that’s earned us a 2 seed in the NCAA tournament, so we’re going to get excited about that.” There were moments to get excited about in the Big East Tournament final, including a 13-2 run in the second half that cut the deficit to seven. But the Huskies never got closer, shooting 3 of 19 from 3-point range and hurting themselves with 17 turnovers.“We had a lot of turnovers,” said forward Alex Karaban, one of four players with three apiece. “ we show up defensively, we show up taking care of the ball, then we’re one of the best teams in the country. We just got to do it on a nightly basis.”on Friday night, struggled early with giveaways and missed shots in the final versus St. John’s. He acknowledged he and his teammates won’t forget what happened but doesn’t want to dwell on it with the NCAA Tournament ahead. “You can’t really think about all these losses,” Mullins said. “It just will drag the team down. Just remaining as confident as possible and just fixing what we can coming up in the next week.”“The fickle nature of fans and people with opinions, the reality of this team is this has been a great season for these guys,” Hurley said. “We don’t have anything to show for it relative to a championship, but it’s a 29-win team that’s earned a 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. And that should be good enough, now as we enter this month.”
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