UConn men’s basketball defeated DePaul, 72-61, on Wednesday night at the XL Center in Hartford, but the final score tells none of the story. The Blue Demons, who have a grand total of one win over UConn ever — and zero in Connecticut — led for almost the entirety of the first 30 minutes.

The UConn men’s basketball team is coming off a brutal loss last Saturday on the road at Xavier. This was a contest where, yet again, the Huskies struggled defensively, fouling at a high level. It became so bad that Alex Karaban fouled out with three and a half minutes left in a tight ball game.