Takeaways: A tale of two UConn halves

UConn men’s basketball fought hard in the second half to overcome a horrendous first 20 minutes, but couldn’t complete the comeback and fell 82-79 to Xavier at Gampel Pavilion. The Huskies trailed by as much as 17 at one point and cut Xavier’s lead to one multiple points, but never was able to pull ahead. With the loss, the Huskies have dropped six of their last eight and now have a below-.500 record (5-6) in Big East play.

The Kombucha Girl Game

Dan Madigan: This game was the real life embodiment of that kombucha girl video that went mega viral a few years back. After an atrocious first half on both ends where no shots were falling on offense and no shots were being contested on defense,…