1. Get them in foul trouble. There is no depth and the drop off is huge, especially if you can get Williams or Collier to pick up 2 quick ones. Be very physical and force the ref to make calls.
2. Hit perimeter shots. This is why teams like Notre Dame and Maryland have played Connecticut closely over the last couple of seasons.
3. All out hustle and effort, especially grabbing rebounds. So many times you'll see Connecticut get a loose ball, or grab a rebound that the opposing team should have grabbed but they were just out hustled. You have to match the Huskies intensity and effort on both ends. Box out hard, and go for everything.
4. Guards who can penetrate and create. Besides losing a couple of times to Baylor led by Griner, the only times Connecticut has lost have been to teams led by guards who can drive the ball and finish in the lane or hit pull-up jumpers. Diggins, Pohlen, McBride, Orrange/Thompson, etc.
5. Get the Huskies in a tight high pressure situation in the final possession. If you can do this, you have a great chance to win. Connecticut isn't used to it, and historically has not executed well in late game single possession games. Notre Dame won nearly every close game against the Huskies from 2011-2013, Stanford outplayed Connecticut down the stretch and in OT in 2014 , and the late game management by UCONN against FSU this year was very mediocre. Get them in that situation, and you have a good shot to pull the upset.
Problem is, it's very hard to get to this point. Typically a hen opposing teams make runs to tighten the gap, there are still a few minutes left and the Huskies execute well in the possessions leading up to the final minute. In result, the game isn't in question when real crunch time hits.
