No. 4 UConn looks to continue a season-opening surge when it hosts Columbia in the finale of a three-game homestand on Monday night in Storrs, Conn.

The Huskies (2-0) go for their 36th straight nonconference home win. However, it will be hard to top the 35th in that streak, as they followed a 24-point opening win over Division I newcomer New Haven by bulldozing UMass Lowell for a 110-47 triumph on Friday.

In a game that saw big man Tarris Reed Jr. return from a hamstring injury and go for a double-double (20 points, 12 rebounds, and four blocks) in his season debut, coach Dan Hurley's team started on a 44-3 run and led by a program-record 47 points at halftime. For the game, the Huskies shot 60.9% from the field and held the River Hawks to 21.3% shooting.

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