Thanksgiving dinner may be a little more satisfying today for Connecticut, Seton Hall and Butler after those teams tasted victory on Wednesday, though UConn is back in action this afternoon.
 
No. 22 UConn (5-0) is off to its best start in eight years after a 115-109 double overtime win over No. 19 Auburn in the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis. Adama Sanogo scored a career-high 30 points and R.J. Cole added 24 points. The Huskies used a 9-0 run in the second overtime to gain the victory.
 
Seton Hall (4-1) rallied late to beat California 62-59 in the third-place game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off. The Pirates trailed 56-51 with less than four minutes to play before coming back to win. Jared Rhoden had 21 points, seven rebounds and three steals. Kadary Richmond added 12 points.
 
Butler got back in the victory column with an 84-51 triumph over Chaminade in the Bulldogs’ final game of the Maui Invitational. Freshman Jayden Taylor finished with 21 points. The Bulldogs (4-3) started the game with an 18-2 run.
 
No. 25 Xavier lost for the first time this season, dropping an 82-70 decision to Iowa State in the NIT Tip-Off at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Jack Nunge was the scoring leader for the Musketeers (4-1) with 24 points.
 
Two BIG EAST teams are in action on Thanksgiving Day. UConn comes right back with a noon ET tip against Michigan State on ESPN. The Huskies have placed five players in double figures in four of their five games this season. In the last meeting between the two teams, UConn beat the Spartans 60-54 in the 2014 East Regional final at Madison Square Garden.
 
Georgetown (2-1) battles San Diego State in the Wooden Legacy in Anaheim, Calif. at 11:30 p.m. on ESPN2. The only other meeting between the two teams was Dec. 5, 1981, which was Patrick Ewing’s fifth game of his freshman season. The Hoyas won 71-53.