An old-school Big East rivalry between UConn men’s basketball and Syracuse returns for the first time in eight years, thanks to the newfangled rise of preseason exhibitions.
The Huskies and Orange meet Tuesday evening at Mohegan Sun Arena for the first of UConn’s three exhibition games this season. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Tuesday’s game:
How to watch UConn vs. Syracuse exhibition
Unlike all of UConn’s regular-season games, Tuesday’s television broadcast is limited to local audiences, airing on NBC Sports Boston. The game will also stream for free on UConn+ and be available on the UConn Sports Network radio (FOX Sports 97.9).
The game is scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m. ET at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, the longtime home of the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun.
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UConn women defeat Syracuse Monday at Mohegan Sun
Tuesday’s matchup is the second game in a doubleheader between the two schools at Mohegan Sun Arena. On Monday evening, the UConn women’s basketball team impressed with an 88-60 win over the Orange in fans’ first glimpse of the Huskies in competitive action.
Sarah Strong led the Huskies with 16 points despite an inefficient shooting performance, stepping into her leadership role seamlessly with the departure of Azzi Fudd while drawing effusive praise from Syracuse coach Felisha Legette-Jack. Elsewhere, Jovana Popovic and Olivia Vukosa impressed in their first collegiate action, while Kelis Fisher teased a significant leap in production entering her sophomore season.
UConn vs Syracuse matchup history
As two of the Northeast’s most storied college basketball programs and longtime Big East rivals, UConn and Syracuse have met 90 times since 1956. The Orange holds a 53-37 all-time edge in the series and built much of that advantage during the rivalry’s formative years, winning 14 of its first 17 matchups against the Huskies.
UConn’s rise under Jim Calhoun helped narrow the gap, posting a 12-6 record against the Orange over a 10-year stretch beginning in 1997-98, and the Huskies upset No. 15 Syracuse in 2018 at Madison Square Garden, the rivalry’s most recent meeting.
This article originally published at UConn men face Syracuse renew Big East rivalry in preseason exhibition: Live updates, analysis.