UConn men's basketball vs Gardner-Webb | Live updates from Huskies' season opener

UConn is walking into its season opener against Gardner-Webb as 40-point favorites, but that doesn't mean the Huskies will be taking the Runnin' Bulldogs lightly.

"You really treat every opponent the same, and the preparation is absolutely the same," UConn coach Dan Hurley said after practice on Sunday. "We treat every opponent with the with the utmost respect and and preparation for Gardner-Webb or Michigan or Wagner or whoever we're playing. They have our full attention."

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The Huskies went 3-0 in the preseason and will look to open the season with a win at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford. Monday's game will be tip off at 9 p.m. as the back end of a double header that starts with the Huskies' women's team hosting Cornell.

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Hurley said the entire roster outside of Solo Ball will be available for Monday's game.

That includes star shooting guard Braylon Mullins, who missed the Huskies' first two exhibition games with an undisclosed injury.

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