UConn forward Jayden Ross, right, blocks a shot by DePaul guard Layden Blocker during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

UConn center Tarris Reed Jr., right, shoots over DePaul forward NJ Benson during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

UConn guard Hassan Diarra, center, drives to the basket as DePaul guard Conor Enright, left, and forward NJ Benson look on during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

UConn head coach Dan Hurley calls players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against DePaul in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

DePaul head coach Chris Holtmann, left, gestures during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against UConn in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

UConn guard Solo Ball, left, drives to the basket against DePaul guard Jacob Meyer, right, and forward NJ Benson during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

UConn center Samson Johnson, left, and DePaul forward NJ Benson battle for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

UConn guard Aidan Mahaney, second from left, drives to the basket against DePaul forward JJ Traynor, left, as guard Jacob Meyer (12) and, right, look on guard Isaiah Rivera during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

UConn center Tarris Reed Jr., right, rebounds a ball against DePaul forward JJ Traynor during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)