The No. 5 UConn men’s basketball team bounced back from its loss to Creighton in a big way Saturday with an impressive 73-63 road win at Villanova. Last month, the Huskies needed overtime to secure an eight-point victory against the Wildcats in Hartford.

PHILADELPHIA — UConn coach Dan Hurley demanded a championship response, and he got it Saturday. The fifth-ranked UConn men’s basketball team bounced back from Wednesday’s upset loss to Creighton with a well-rounded,

The Eagles are now riding a three-game win streak after sweeping the Huskies over the weekend.

The No. 5 UConn Huskies entered a packed Xfinity Mobile Arena on Saturday night and caught a battle early but left with a big win, 73-63, to improve to 25-3 and 15-2 in the Big East. The Huskies responded nicely to their home loss at Creighton and snapped a six-game Wildcats’ winning streak that started after their last game against UConn.

The Huskies will honor five seniors after the game, including Azzi Fudd, Caroline Ducharme and Serah Williams.

Even from the view atop the Big East standings, the Red Storm cannot be thinking about what a win over UConn would mean.

Dan Hurley was displeased with UConn's effort on defense in his team's 91-84 loss to Creighton on Wednesday.

UConn received significant injury updates on Alex Karaban and Braylon Mullins ahead of its big game against Villanova.