UConn takes down Providence to split season series

Photo by Williams Paul/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesUConn swam back up into the win column on Tuesday night.

The Huskies defeated rival Providence 73-61, forcing a season split between the two Big East squads. The win props Connecticut up to 10-5 on the season and 7-5 in Big East play, this after two consecutive wins over Providence and Xavier over the weekend.

UConn fell down 4-0 early on, but then got things rolling. They went on an 11-0 run fueled by Adama Sanogo, Tyrese Martin and R.J. Cole. James Bouknight, returning to action after injury, came in and took flight with a ferocious dunk that would’ve popped a Gampel Pavilion crowd under normal circumstances. The Huskies would be…