Getty UConn will host UCF on Saturday.
The UCF Knights will visit the UConn Huskies on Saturday in an American Athletic Conference clash.
The game is scheduled to start at Noon ET and will be broadcast nationally on ESPN News. If you don’t have cable, you can still watch a live stream of the game on your computer, phone, video game console, smart TV, or streaming device by signing up for one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
In addition to a Netflix-like on-demand streaming library, Hulu also offers a bundle of 50-plus live TV channels, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN News. You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, “Hulu with Live TV” also comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
ESPN and ESPN2 are both included in the “Sling Orange” channel bundle, while ESPNU and ESPN News are in the “Sports Extra” add-on. You can sign up for a free seven-day trial of both packages right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, you can get 50 hours of cloud DVR storage as an additional add-on.
ESPN Platforms
Additionally, you can watch a live stream of the game on your computer via ESPN.com, or on your phone, tablet, or streaming device via the ESPN app. You’ll need to log in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can still sign up for one of the above options and then use your Hulu or Sling TV credentials to sign in and watch on the ESPN digital platforms.
UCF vs UConn Preview
The Huskies opened their American Athletic Conference schedule with a 76-68 road loss to South Florida. UConn led by 13 with two minutes remaining in the first half, but committed five fouls and three turnovers between then and the break to see their lead dwindle to eight.
“Disheartening performance, just a real disappointing effort,” UConn head coach Dan Hurley said, according to the Associated Press. “A long way to go.”
South Florida took the lead with over 12 minutes remaining in the second period.
“We took better care of the ball in the first half, but the comedy of errors offensively, where we should’ve gone into the half up 12 to 15,” Hurley said, according to The Daily Campus. “That comedy of errors to close the half and get it to eight, then you come out in the second half and turn it over three times before the first media [timeout].”
The Bulls gathered three offensive rebounds off missed three throws.
“If you go back to the Villanova game, that’s like nine (opponent rebounds after a missed free throw) in the last game and a half,” Hurley said, per AP. “That’s a sign of a team that’s not focused, not locked in.”
The head coach added: “Just inexcusable. Obviously a terrible reflection of how I prepared this particular team for this particular game.”
The Huskies got demolished by Villanova their previous time out, 81-58. They led with two minutes remaining in the first half of that one, too.
“When the snowball starts rolling down the hill for us,” Hurley said after the South Florida loss, per The Daily Campus. “We cave in.”
After a 6-1 start, UConn has lost four of seven. Their only wins in that stretch came against Lafayette, Manhattan, and Drexel.
The Knights (11-2) have won five straight and 10 of their last 11. They kicked off their conference schedule with a 78-73 victory over Temple on January 2. B.J. Taylor, the team’s leading scorer, dropped a game-high 24 points, sinking a pair of free throws with four seconds left to ice it.
“It’s conference play, and you can see just how competitive our league is,” Knights head coach Johnny Dawkins said, according to the Orlando Sentinel. “We just beat a really good basketball team tonight. I was really proud of their effort tonight.
“Our guys had to find a way, and I think our guys found a way.”
UCF surrendered a season-high 13 triples.
“I was amazed at how many threes they were hitting,” Dawkins added, per the Sentinel. “Give them a lot of credit. They stepped up and shot the ball with confidence and made them. And that made the game a different kind of game for us. That’s how the game goes. It’s what you least expect sometimes that happens.
“That’s why I said our guys showed a lot of character. That’s adversity. Our guys stood strong, and still made the plays they needed to make in order to win.”