What to watch in UConn men’s basketball’s final exhibition vs. Purdue

UConn men’s basketball wraps up its exhibition slate Tuesday night in Hartford, as the Huskies welcome Purdue to PeoplesBank Arena in a rematch of the 2024 national championship game. Both teams head into this matchup as their final exhibition games with 2-0 exhibition records. The Boilermakers have taken down Ball State and Purdue Fort Wayne in preseason play, while UConn boasts wins over Syracuse and No. 6 Michigan State.

Purdue enters this matchup ranked No. 24 in KenPom and receiving votes in the preseason AP poll. Head coach Matt Painter will have to deal with life without Braden Smith, one of the top point guards in the recent history of college basketball. Purdue was not active in the transfer portal, but did land a big fish in Caden Pierce — a former Princeton forward who sat out last season and chose the Boilermakers over UConn.

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How to watch

For those local to Connecticut, WFSB will air the game from Hartford, with tip-off set for 7:00 p.m. The game is also available to stream on UConn+ for $9.99. Randy Brochu will serve as a the play-by-play announcer, while former assistant coach and general manager Tom Moore will provide color commentary.

What to watch for

Braylon Mullins is back

UConn finally expects to be at full strength Tuesday night, as head coach Dan Hurley announced that Braylon Mullins will make his season debut in the exhibition finale against Purdue. The sophomore guard will be on a minutes restriction as he works back from an undisclosed injury, but Hurley will still be able to trot out Mullins with the likes of Silas Demary Jr., Nik Khamenia, Na’jai Hines and Jayden Ross or Colben Landrew to give fans a taste of the potential opening night lineup.

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The decision between Ross and Landrew starting probably won’t get made until next Tuesday, when UConn plays Gardner-Webb in the season opener, but is the most interesting lineup battle at the moment. Landrew’s talent and physicality is immense, but Ross’ experience and defensive…

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