UConn's Three-peat Quest Struggles

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What has plagued UConn in its quest for a three-peat; can Huskies right the ship?

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UConn rallies from a 14 -point down to beat Villanova 66-59 in Tuesday night 's game at the XL Center .

The loss to Seton Hall was one of the most galling defeats in recent memory.

Coach Dan Hurley 's team tumbled out of the AP Poll last week .

The final score read UConn 66 , 59 in reflection of an escape that kept the Huskies afloat.

UConn blew a seven -point lead with : 45 remaining in regulation and overtime against Seton Hall .

Coach Chris Hurley questions quality of his coaching for the second time in as many weeks .

Hurley : "Players don't take every game seriously and don't treat every game [like life] life or death the coaching staff does".

Hurley : "I think I'm probably disappointed that I haven't walked into more frustrated, angry locker rooms throughout the year for us" Hurley and his assistant coaches roared with approval in the final 12 minutes against Villanova .

"We've got to play like that all game, every game, for the rest of this season .".

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