After one of the season's best days of nonconference play, what did we learn about UConn, Kentucky, Arizona and others?
Liam McNeeley and the UConn Huskies celebrated a statement win over Gonzaga, proving their season isn't over as some thought.
UConn now enters Big East play -- and while no league game, especially on the road, is an easy matchup, the schedule does look friendlier for a few weeks. They should be favored in every game in December and January, with road games at Villanova and Xavier likely the toughest ones on the docket. By the time UConn heads to Marquette on Feb. 1, there's a chance Hurley has the Huskies back in the top five.
And the truth is that the Wildcats have to be more disciplined on defense to reach their ceiling. They gave up 50 points in the first half against Gonzaga before their great comeback in Seattle earlier this month. They missed key stops in a loss to Clemson, too. Part of the challenge is the Wildcats play a defensive style that doesn't include a lot of gambles to force turnovers. Kentucky entered the week ranked 340th nationally in opponents' turnover rate.
Elsewhere in the Big Ten, UCLA has won eight in a row with a defense ranked top-five on KenPom. Michigan State has made 59% of its shots inside the arc to go along with a top-20 defense. Dusty May's twin towers lineup with a pair of 7-footers will be a matchup nightmare for any team.
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