No. 4 UConn Beats Michigan 85-77 in Rematch

No. 4 UConn beat No. 16 Michigan 85–77 in a rematch of the teams’ national championship game, improving to 2–0. The Huskies built a 43–30 halftime lead and went ahead by as many as 18 points before holding off Michigan’s second-half rally. Braylon Mullins led UConn with 23 points, while Silas Demary Jr. scored 21 and freshman Colben Landrew added 14 points and eight rebounds. Michigan outscored UConn after halftime and cut the deficit to eight late, but could not overcome its first-half struggles.