UConn survives DePaul scare, 60-53

Charles Rex Arbogast, AP staff UConn’s RJ Cole (1) dribbles past DePaul’s Charlie Moore on Monday evening at Wintrust Arena.The Huskies entered Monday night’s contest in Chicago riding high, as they checked into the AP Poll for the first time since October 31st, 2016 this Monday afternoon at #25.

Even with the excitement from Husky fans over their team’s long-anticipated return to the vaunted AP Poll Top 25, DePaul was certainly not ready to roll out the red carpet for them. The Blue Demons, who lost by 20+ to UConn just over two weeks ago, played as tough as could be throughout the entire game. Although their effort and the Huskies’ sloppy play combined for a close game down the stretch,…