It was the late football coach Dennis Green who uttered the now-iconic phrase after his team’s opponent 20 years ago this fall.

"They are who we thought they were,” Green said that night.

It wouldn’t be surprising if Wagner head coach Dwan McMillan said the same words after the No. 4 UConn Huskies routed his team 83-41 on Monday night before a sold-out crowd at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn.

The Huskies showed Wagner just what they are made of: toughness, depth and incredible skill.

Wagner, located on Staten Island, N.Y., was the first landing spot as a head coach for UConn’s Dan Hurley, who led that program from 2010-12.

His current team showed no mercy on the Seahawks (0-3), not letting up through 40 minutes and using quick hands and an active defense to overwhelm Wagner. UConn forced 26 turnovers and scored 37 points off of them.

Here’s what else we took away from the victory for UConn (3-0).

One thing is certain: Hurley and his staff wanted to escape this game without any injuries. They didn’t.

Forward Nik Khamenia left the game at the 10-minute mark of the first half with a lower-leg injury and did not return. The injury appeared to occur as he played defense on a frenzied Wagner possession.

After the game, Hurley did not have a diagnosis and said Khamenia would undergo an MRI and other testing on Tuesday.

Khamenia, a Duke transfer, played seven of those first 10 minutes and scored 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting, including 3 of 3 from 3-point range.

Entering the game, he was averaging 10.5 points per contest and shooting 56.3% from the field and 37.5% from 3-point range.

He has fit right into the role vacated by the graduated Alex Karaban, and a lengthy stint away from the team would be detrimental as UConn heads into a difficult stretch of nonconference play.

The next three opponents: Ohio State, No. 12 Arizona and No. 2 Duke.

Braylon Mullins entered the game averaging 21.5 points over 25.5 minutes per game on 50% shooting, including 7-of-17 shooting at a 41.2% clip from long distance.Against Wagner, he finished 2 of 12 and only 1 of 9 from 3-point range. Five free throws helped him reach double figures.

If Khamenia is out for any amount of time, Mullins will need to be at the top of his game.

Still, UConn showed it has serious scoring ability even when it doesn’t have its sharpest shooting night. All five starters registered double figures: Khamenia, Mullins, Silas Demary Jr. (18 points), Jayden Ross (12) and Na’jai Hines (10 and a team-high eight rebounds).

UConn shot 43.8% (28 of 64), 30% (9 of 30) from 3-point range and 75% from the free-throw line (18 of 24).

The Huskies walked away with points on 56.9% of their possession (37 of 65). For Wagner, the number was 29.2% (19 of 65).

Point guard Silas Demary Jr. shot 7 of 12 from the field, pulling down four rebounds and adding four assists and six of UConn’s 14 steals. In his 27 minutes of playing time, he was all over the court on both offense and defense.

After taking a supporting role to Karaban, Demary has become the unquestioned team leader and appears to have just what it takes to guide the Huskies to success on the season.