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UConn Basketball: Keys for 2019-2020 non-conference clash with Villanova

By Ben Andreatta

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 15: Christian Vital #1 of the Connecticut Huskies takes the ball down the court in the second half of the game against Syracuse Orange during the 2k Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden on November 15, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 15: Christian Vital #1 of the Connecticut Huskies takes the ball down the court in the second half of the game against Syracuse Orange during the 2k Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden on November 15, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 10: Tyler Polley #12 of the Connecticut Huskies (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) /

UConn Basketball (10-6) heads to #14 Villanova (13-3) on Saturday afternoon looking to pull off the upset against an old Big East rival and soon to be conference opponent. What are the keys for UConn to get a signature win?

UConn Basketball hits the road Saturday at noon for a non-conference clash with #14 Villanova, Villanova has won nine of their last ten including a win against Kansas heading into this one. UConn is coming off a double-overtime loss to Wichita State in which the Huskies played a strong second half.

UConn are losers of three of their last four and are looking to get back on track, a win against Villanova would help a lot. UConn has realistically played themselves out of an at large bid at this point, the NIT is a more likely destination.

The Huskies just recently lost junior Tyler Polley to a season-ending knee injury last weekend. The junior had started every game this season and was a big contributor averaging 9.5 points and 3 rebounds. His two threes per game were a team-best.

With the loss of Polley, freshman James Bouknight got his first of hopefully many for the Huskies against Wichita and had 16 points, 6 rebounds. He has been a real bright spot for UConn this season and will need to provide a spark against Villanova.

UConn is 31-34 all-time against Villanova, the game will be televised nationally on Fox Sports 1 with tip-off scheduled for 12:00 Eastern on January 18th. Here are the keys for UConn to pull off the big-time upset.