University of Connecticut Athletics
UConn/Nebraska Post Game Notes
11/28/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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The Series vs. Nebraska
UConn has now won both meetings between these two teams by a 71-61 count on November 21, 1997 in Storrs and an 88-46 count on November 28, 2015 in Hartford.
Excellent at the XL
UConn boasts an all-time mark of 151-13 (.920) in games played at the XL Center. UConn has won 76 of its last 79 games played at the XL center.
The Big 50
During the April 3, 2011 Final Four showdown with Notre Dame, the Irish snapped UConn's string of 263 consecutive games without allowing an opponent to shoot over .500 from the field. The Irish shot 51.9 percent in the national semifinal victory over the Huskies. Notre Dame is the only opponent in the last 410 games to shoot over 50 percent from the floor against UConn.
Huskies Have Not Lost Many Halves
During UConn's last 312 halves, the huskies have been outscored 18 times. UConn lost the second half of the Baylor game on 12/18, the second half at Louisville on 2/7, the first half against St. Johns on 2/18, both halves against Notre Dame on 2/27, the second half against ND on 4/1, the first half against ND on 1/5/13, the second half of the Marquette game (1/12/13), the second half of the Baylor game on (2/18), the second half of the Notre Dame game 3/4/13, the first half of the Notre Dame game (3/12), the second half vs. Rutgers on 3/9/14, the second half at Stanford on 11/17/14, the second half at USF on 3/2/15, the second half of the American Championship Game vs USF on 3/9 and the first half of the regional final win over Dayton on 3/30.
Regular Season Non-Conference
Connecticut has won 107 of its last 111 regular season non-conference games and had won 53 in-a-row prior to the streak-snapping loss at Stanford during the 2010-2011 season.
Huskies Avoid Back-to-Back Losses
The Huskies have not lot back-to-back games since the 1992-1993 season. The last time UConn dropped consecutive games was during the 1992-1993 season when they lost against Providence (3/7/93) and Louisville (3/17/93). Connecticut has gone 814 games without back-to-back defeats. The Huskies are 57-0 following a loss during the streak
November Reign
The loss vs. Stanford on November 30, 2014 broke UConn's 55-game winning streak in the month of November. Prior to November 28, UConn's most recent loss prior to the Stanford defeat in November came on 11/21/2004 a 71-65 setback to North Carolina. UConn has now been perfect in 18 of its last 20 Novembers and has won 62 of its last 63 games in November.
UConn and Home Winning Streaks
UConn's current home winning streak is 37 and the Huskies snapped Notre Dame's 33-game home winning streak on 12/6/14.