Overview
- The NCAA injury report ruled Silas Demary Jr. and Jaylin Stewart out before UConn’s first-round matchup with No. 15 seed Furman.
- Demary’s ankle injury occurred late in the Big East final when he was stepped on, and he had been listed as questionable after practicing and expressing optimism on Thursday.
- Stewart has missed six straight games with right knee inflammation and returned to practice Thursday before being ruled out.
- With Demary unavailable, UConn turned to Malachi Smith for starter’s minutes at point guard and used Alex Millender in reserve.
- UConn defeated Furman 82–71 to reach the second round, and Hurley said availability for Demary and Stewart remains uncertain heading into UCLA.