STORRS — Here was a case where the post-game handshake line was more than cordial, more than sportsmanlike. Dan Hurley had high praise for the coach who sort of spoiled his night, and he took it into the postgame interviews.

“ New Haven, Coach did a great job,” Hurley said. “They obviously had some things swirling around their program last year, but watching their scrimmages, seeing how good they were offensively, the things they run, the spacing, the patience, I’ve just got a lot of respect for Ted (Hotaling). You evaluate who you’re playing, the quality of coaches you’re playing, and when you watch the film you see habits, you see great structure, a great plan.

“Credit the coach, it’s going to be fun to watch him build that program into one that’s going to be fighting for NCAA To

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