Hartford — For the sixth time in seven games Thursday night, the UConn Huskies failed to reach 70 points. Actually, they failed to reach 60. Pass the barfbag.

Or maybe you’re willing to dismiss this latest scoring disorder as a typical UConn/Cincinnati tractor pull. Whatever. The larger issue is the trend: games repeatedly played in the 50s and 60s.

And you know who wins games played in the 50s and 60s in college basketball?

Absolutely anybody.

This is exactly why it’s impossible to trust the Huskies over the final, crucial 11 games. You want to appreciate their chutzpah, the hideous 58-57 loss at the XL Center to the Bearcats notwithstanding. You understand that despite the yelping of all the alarmists today — cue all the nitwit NIT talk again — there’s more than a month of basketball left, opportunities for quality wins, an entire conference tournament remaining and the general dimwittedness of bracketology with 11 games remaining.

But they’re averaging about 64 points per game in conference games. It all but necessitates that UConn games won’t be decided till the final possession. And sometimes, the circumstances of Thursday happen. Gary Clark gets a whistle for Cincinnati, Shonn Miller doesn’t for UConn and you lose the game.

Meanwhile, Daniel Hamilton shot 2-for-11. Rodney Purvis: 5-for-17. And really, aside from a spasm of 3s from Sterling Gibbs late in the first half — three in a row — the offense was a clinking, clanking collection that bled the shot clock too much and missed an alarming number of layups.

UConn coach Kevin Ollie alluded to drawing up more and better plays after the game, figuring out new ways to get his players better shots. Maybe that’s the problem. Maybe Ollie needs to forgo drawing up plays and just let them play. Read and react. This is a ponderous, paint-by-number offense at the moment. No continuity. No fluidity. Just a bunch of guys trying to remember details, rather than acting on instinct.

Can we hire an offensive coordinator in basketball, too?

The numbers are scary. Before Thursday’s game, UConn was shooting 38 percent in AAC games, had the same number of assists and turnovers and was outrebounded by nearly three per game. They shot 38 percent Thursday.

In nonconference games, a mix of bowsers with Michigan, Syracuse, Ohio State, Gonzaga, Maryland, Georgetown and Texas, they’re averaging 80 points per game, shooting around 50 percent, outrebounding opponents and have 46 more assists than turnovers.

Such evidence says AAC coaches have the Huskies figured out. And if Ollie doesn’t make any changes — keeps drawing up plays instead of letting them play — this is not going to end well.

The Huskies are a solid free throw shooting team, better than 75 percent. They defend well. They’re way better in transition, hearkening the old days when Jim Calhoun’s teams were never the old Denver Nuggets on offense. But they defended, rebounded, ran and got to the free throw line better than everybody else. Hint, hint.

ESPN analyst Seth Greenberg (seated next to yours truly) said during Thursday’s game that “stealing a few baskets” is vital in conference games. UConn doesn’t get enough easy ones. It’s hard when the shot clock is always in single digits.

Ollie pursued official Ray Natili after the game, believing Miller had been fouled on his rebound attempt on the frantic final possession. He reiterated his belief postgame.

“I thought Shonn got fouled just as hard as Clark,” Ollie said. “But I’m biased. I want UConn to win.”

Replays showed minimal contact — if any — to Miller, who might have been guilty of climbing the back of a defender to grab the rebound.

So let’s not lay this on the officials. Or the last play. Ollie’s team shot 28 percent in the second half.

There’s no denying UConn is a solid team. Fourteen wins, six losses. Certainly a chance to accomplish all its goals. But the difference between UConn being good and really good is offense. Or lack thereof. Most of the other parts are there: energy, defense, want-to. But Ollie’s got to make some changes. Simplify and let them play.

This is the opinion of Day sports columnist Mike DiMauro.

Twitter: @BCgenius