The UConn Huskies keep winning, and it’s starting to feel routine again. The Huskies are 10-1 this season and just ended the toughest non-conference slate in recent memory. Their last game was against the Texas Longhorns, and the Huskies closed the match with a 71–63 win.

UConn guard Malachi Smith, center, splits the defense of Texas guard Simeon Wilcher, left, and forward Dailyn Swain, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

The UConn men's basketball team is 9-1 with wins over four teams in this week’s Associated Press poll: No. 10 BYU, No. 13 Illinois, No. 18 Florida and No. 19 Kansas.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Southborough native Alex Karaban scored 18 points, including the 1,500th of his career, as fifth-ranked UConn overcame a poor shooting second half to hold off Texas 71-63 on Friday night.

In a thrilling matchup on Friday night, Southborough native Alex Karaban reached a significant career milestone by scoring his 1,500th point, helping the fifth-ranked UConn men's basketball team secure a 71-63 victory over Texas.

UConn Huskies men's basketball coach Dan Hurley offered a bold claim about his team's NCAA title chances after defeating Florida.

Miller and Xavier actually kicked off UConn's January of discontent in 2022-23 with a New Year's Eve victory in Cincinnati. Then, on Jan. 25, the Musketeers edged the Huskies 82-79 at Gampel Pavilion, snapping the Huskies' 17-game winning streak in the building and handing them their sixth loss in their last eight games.

The No. 5 UConn Huskies square off against the No. 18 Florida Gators at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.