#4 Huskies Top #16 Michigan In HOF Series Boston - University of Connecticut Athletics

Friday, November 6

Boston, Mass.

8 p.m.

University of Connecticut

2-0,0-0Big East

Michigan

1-1,0-0Big Ten

Team	1	2	F
Michigan	30	47	77
UConn	43	42	85

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11/7/2026 12:18:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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BOSTON – The No. 4 UConn men's basketball team (2-0) took a lead in the first minute of action and never relented, notching an 85-77 win over No. 16 Michigan (1-1) on Friday night at the TNT Sports Hall of Fame Series Boston presented by Amica. The win was UConn's fourth-straight since 2024 at the TD Garden and came in a rematch of the 2026 national title game.

Braylon Mullins led all scorers with 23 points and Silas Demary Jr. pumped in 21, the first time the Huskies have had two 20-point scorers in the same game since Jan. 7, 2026. Demary Jr. added seven rebounds and a game-high four assists without a turnover to earn Hall of Fame Series Boston Game MVP honors for the second-straight season. Colben Landrew was the third Husky in double-figures with 14 points and a team-high eight rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench. UConn finished 30-of-36 from the free throw line in the physical bout, marking its most made free throws in a game since Jan. 31, 2023.

For the Wolverines, Trey McKenney led the way with 22 points, all in the second half, J.P. Estrella scored 18 and Roddy Gayle Jr. had 18. UConn's perimeter defense, led by Demary Jr., helped limit 2026 Final Four MOP Elliot Cadeau to eight points on 3-of-11 shooting and five turnovers. The Huskies clamped the Wolverines to a 25.0 percent effort from three and forced 14 turnovers.

How it Happened

The Wolverines scored the game's first bucket, but the Huskies answered quickly as a Mullins triple kicked off a 7-0 Connecticut run. After UM pulled even with five-straight another Mullins trifecta gave UConn a 10-7 lead and triggered a timeout at 15:32 of the first.

Midway through the first a Demary Jr. transition three gave the Huskies their largest lead, up 23-16 with 9:16 on the first half timer. Up four with 2:12 to play in the first the Huskies ripped off a 9-0 run to close the half, including seven from Landrew capped by his transition 3-pointer that gave Connecticut a 43-30 halftime lead. Demary Jr. led all scorers with 17 points in the opening stanza, while Mullins and Landrew each added nine.

A pair of threes from Jayden Ross early in the second half helped Connecticut take its largest lead, going up 52-34 with 16:22 to play. Later in the frame the Wolverines took advantage of a six-plus minute field goal drought and a rash of foul trouble for the Huskies, and a McKenney 3-pointer cut the lead to 64-55 before a UConn timeout with 9:09 remaining.

After the stoppage, a Na'jai Hines put-back slam and Nik Khamenia 3-pointer stemmed the tide and pushed the lead back to 69-55. From there UConn was able to answer every punch, not allowing Michigan back within single digits until the game's final minute.

Inside The Numbers

UConn shot 23-of-55 (41.8 percent) from the field, 9-of-22 (40.9) from three and went 30-of-36 (83.3) from the charity stripe
- UConn's 30 made free throws were the most since going 30-of-34 vs. DePaul on Jan. 31, 2023
- The 36 free throw attempts marked the most since Jan. 31, 2024 in a 26-of-36 effort against Providence
Conversely, Michigan shot 26-of-63 (41.3 percent) from the field but 7-of-28 (25.0) from three
UConn finished +2 in turnover margin and out-scored UM, 16-11, off miscues
Led by Landrew's 14 points, the Huskies finished with an 18-8 edge in bench scoring
The Huskies used six steals, including two apiece from Demary Jr. and Oskar Giltay, to help out-score the Wolverines 12-9 in transition

News and Notes

The Huskies improve to 3-3 all-time against Michigan in a series dating to 1939
Friday night marked the 11^th time since 1996 that a title game rematch occurred in the following regular season, the team that fell in the title game prior is now 5-6
UConn has now won its last four games in Boston
Landrew has scored in double-figures off the bench in each of his first two games
Mullins scored 20+ for the second straight game, finishing two shy of his career scoring high
- He now has five such 20+ outings and has posted back-to-back games of 20 for the first time in his career
Demary Jr. recorded his eighth career game with 20+ points
- In two career Hall of Fame Series Boston games, Demary Jr. averaged 21.0 points, 5.5 assists and 6.5 rebounds to nab MVP honors twice
- Through two contests this season he has dished out 12 assists without a turnover
Since the start of 2022-23, UConn is now:
- 27-5 in high-major vs. high-major non-conference games
- 59-7 in all non-conference games
- 36-7 in neutral site games
- 67-22 away from home (neutral + road)
- 33-14 against AP Top-25 ranked foes
UConn is off to a 2-0 start for the eighth time in nine seasons under Dan Hurley