The UConn men’s basketball team will be without two starters for its top-five matchup with No. 4 Arizona at Gampel Pavilion on Wednesday night.

College basketball national title contenders meet in an early-season, top-five battle as the No. 4 Arizona Wildcats travel to take on the No. 3 UConn Huskies on Wednesday. Both teams have rolled to a 4-0 start and have picked up some impressive wins.

The third-ranked University of Connecticut men’s basketball team faces fourth-ranked Arizona Wednesday night in Storrs. Some are saying it could be the best matchup Gampel has hosted in years. So, how long are students willing to wait out in the cold for front row seats?

Coach Dan Hurley listened to what seemed like the 100th question referencing the circumstances and the confounding game-within-the-game statistics that doomed the UConn men’s basketball team to defeat Wednesday night.

The Central Connecticut State men's basketball program has focused on regional opponents for non-league games.

Purdue will look to boost its own profile and regain its perch atop the sport in December when it faces Iowa State and Auburn, while Arizona has contests against Auburn and Alabama on back-to-back weekends. Houston could also make an argument for the top spot if it wins the Players Era Festival next week in Las Vegas.

The No. 3 UConn men’s basketball team fell to No. 4 Arizona, 71-67, in a top-five showdown at Gampel Pavilion on Wednesday night.

Tommy Lloyd has said Jaden Bradley doesn’t need accolades, that being left off preseason watch lists for the Bob Cousy and Wooden Awards isn’t a bother. He’ll just let his play speak for itself. And the unfortunate victims of that unspoken disappointment continue to be ranked opponents.