Ohio State at No. 2 UConn

When: Sunday, noon

Where: Gampel Pavilion, Storrs

Records: Ohio State (1-1), UConn (36-1 in 2017-18) TV: CBS Sports Network

Radio: UConn/IMG Sports Network, 97-9 ESPN

KEEP AN EYE ON

Trading places: These Buckeyes look different, drastically different. The defending Big 10 champions face the tall task of replacing all five starters, including All-American guard Kelsey Mitchell, the NCAA’s second all-time leading scorer (3,402). While Kevin McGuff has attempted to patchwork the roster by bringing in five graduate transfers, the early returns aren’t overly encouraging.

The Buckeyes (1-1) have endured an inauspicious start, losing Ashanti Abshaw, a three-time All-Horizon League guard from Cleveland State, to a torn ACL in the preseason, and then dropping their season opener to No. 22 USF, 71-47.

What does that mean for Sunday? UConn assistant Shea Ralph — who helped fill in for Geno Auriemma during Friday’s practice — explained that it’s too early to glean much information from film on the new-look Buckeyes.

“They do some things that are similar [to last season] but their personnel is completely different,” Ralph said. “In terms of scouting them … you just have one game — they play again tonight [against Detroit] — to go off of.

“But it’s not really about them,” she continued. “I think, for us, we’re really trying to see where we’re at against a pretty good program. What are the things we’re accomplishing that are good, and what do we need to get better at?”

The Huskies have won all four meetings with Ohio State, most recently an 82-63 triumph in 2016.

Getting rid of the butterflies: Katie Lou Samuelson doesn’t remember much about her first game at UConn other than that she was nervous at tip-off.

“My first game,” Samuelson, now a senior, said Friday before pausing, “I remember my exhibition game. Actually, I don’t even know who our first game was [against]. … It’ really nerve-wracking to be a part of.”

Here, we’ll lend you an assist, Katie Lou: The Huskies, a preseason No. 1, throttled No. 6 Ohio State 100-56 on the road.

“It’s just basketball,” Dangerfield said. “After a while, it’s kind of like high school. You’ve done it for so long. It’s playing basketball, just at a higher pace.”

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