San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher knows what awaits him. On late Sunday night, moments after his Aztecs punched their ticket to Boston for the Sweet 16 – where they’ll meet UConn – he was asked for his early thoughts on facing the Huskies, and he cut to the chase.

“Well, it’s the UConn Invitational,” Dutcher said on the TBS broadcast. “So we’re going to Boston, see if we can disrupt the party a little bit.”

That’s certainly a tall order this week as the NCAA Tournament’s East Regional comes to TD Garden, where UConn, San Diego State, Iowa State and Illinois battle for a spot in the Final Four.

UConn is unquestionably the favorite to cut down