The No. 2 UConn Huskies visit the No. 5 Michigan Wolverines on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. ET from the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is the regular-season opener for Michigan.

UConn went 38-1 last season and lost to South Carolina in the Final Four. Michigan will be without starting point guard Mila Holloway, who is out indefinitely with a left lower-leg injury.

Below are the details on how to watch.

How to Watch UConn vs. Michigan

Players To Watch

The reigning national player of the year averaged 18.5 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists last season and shot 60.1 percent from the field. She also made 42.7 percent of her 3-point attempts.

Strong averaged 20.3 points across UConn’s three preseason games. Michigan’s guard-heavy lineup has to find a way to stay with a 6-foot-2 forward who scores inside and out, and she also creates for teammates. How Michigan chooses to guard her is the matchup to watch.

KK Arnold averaged 4.8 assists per game for UConn last season while starting all 33 games she played. The senior point guard shot 56.4 percent from the field and averaged 7.5 points.

Michigan is breaking in Dallas Loughridge at point guard, so Arnold’s pressure on the ball could shape the game. UConn held all three of its preseason opponents to 61 points or fewer. Arnold also made 34.5 percent of her 3-point attempts last season and scored as many as 18 points in a game. Count Michigan’s turnovers in the first quarter.

Michigan’s leading scorer averaged 19.2 points and 6.2 rebounds last season and started all 31 games. She was a first-team All-Big Ten pick as a sophomore.

Olson shot 47.9 percent from the field but 31.0 percent from 3-point range, so getting to the basket is where she does her best work. She also averaged 2.6 assists in 31.0 minutes per game. She scored as many as 31 points in a game. Her shot volume against Sarah Strong and the UConn defense is the thing to track.

Syla Swords averaged 14.5 points and 4.2 rebounds for Michigan last season while starting all 30 games she played. The junior guard is playing without the protective mask she wore throughout 2025-26 after breaking her nose.

Swords often handled the ball when Holloway sat last season, and she averaged 2.5 assists. She made 33.9 percent of her 3-point attempts, played 33.7 minutes per game and scored as many as 29 points in a game. Watch how many possessions she runs at the point.

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