He doesn't recall much about that Jan. 6, 1996, meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee, the third time in 12 months his UConn Huskies faced Pat Summitt's Tennessee Lady Vols. But he remembers how electric the environment was, how there wasn't an arena of that size, with that energy, on any other college campus in the country.

UConn hasn't faced much resistance in the Big East this year. The team is 21-2 and 12-0 in conference play following a blowout win against Butler.Paige Bueckers led all scorers with 18 points and was one of six Huskies players to finish in double figures.

The UConn women’s basketball team begins a new chapter of its historic rivalry with Tennessee against Kim Caldwell’s Lady Vols in Knoxville.