Bearcats coach Cronin: UConn still dangerous despite won-lost record

STORRS, Conn. – These are not the best of times for the storied University of Connecticut men's basketball program, but University of Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin expects the Huskies to give his No. 8-ranked team all it wants here Saturday.

UC (20-2, 9-0 American Athletic Conference) is a clear favorite over the struggling Huskies (11-11, 4-5 AAC), with a noon tipoff Saturday at Gampel Pavilion. The Bearcats enter with a 13-game winning streak, while UConn is just 27-28 since the 2016-17 season began.

"A lot of these guys on this team last year know how hard UConn played in the conference tournament," Cronin said. "Gary Clark had his teeth knocked out. You'd better expect them to play with a…