Baylor celebrated after its win over No. 1 Connecticut. Ray Carlin/Associated Press
WACO, Texas — Kalani Brown had 20 points and 17 rebounds as No. 8 Baylor won over a top-ranked team for the first time, beating Connecticut, 68-57, Thursday night and handing the Huskies their first regular-season loss in more than four years.
The Huskies (11-1) had not lost a regular-season game in regulation since a 76-70 home loss to Baylor in a Nos. 1 vs. 2 matchup on Feb. 18, 2013 — a span of 163 games. UConn’s only regular-season loss since then was a 88-86 overtime defeat at Stanford on Nov.