UCONN AT HOUSTON

Location: Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston Tip: 9 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) Records: UConn 14-12, 9-5; Houston 18-8, 9-5 Last game: UConn won at Temple, 64-63, Sunday; Houston lost to SMU, 76-66, Saturday

Probable starters: UConn, 6-3 so. guard Jalen Adams (14.9 pts, 6.6 assists, 4.4 rebs), 6-4 r-sr. guard Rodney Purvis (13.4 pts, 4.2 rebs), 6-8 fr. forward Vance Jackson (7.4 pts 4 rebs), 6-10 sr. forward Kentan Facey (8.7 pts, 7.1 rebs), 7-0 sr. center Amida Brimah (7.9 pts, 5.8 rebs, 2.7 blks)

Houston, 6-1 so. guard Galen Robinson, Jr. (6.5 pts, 4.7 assists), 6-2 jr. guard Rob Gray, Jr. (20.6 pts, 3.5 rebs), 6-5 r-sr. guard Damyean Dotson (17.2 pts, 7 rebs), 6-10 r-sr. forward Danrad Knowles (8.2 pts, 3.9 rebs), 6-10 sr. center Kyle Meyer (2.1 pts,

3.1 rebs)

Noteworthy: UConn has won season-high 4 straight, 7of last 8 games . ... Houston 5-game winning streak snapped vs. SMU . ... Winner takes over sole possession of third in AAC . ... Series: Tied at 4-4, with UConn losing last meeting, 62-46, Dec. 28 in Hartford. Adams out with concussion, Gray had 20 pts, Huskies shot 33.3 percent . ... Top reserve: 6-2 jr. guard Wes VanBeck (8.2 pts) . ... Cougars 1st in 3-pt. FG percentage (40.3), 2nd in threes (8.7) and pts per game (75.0) overall . ... Dotson with 20 more pts in 6 of last 7 . ... Houston 4th in nation in least turnovers per game (10.4). ... Adams AAC player of week, averaging 16 pts and 5.5 assists in two wins . ... Hot: Purvis scoring 17.3 pts per game during winning streak. Cold: Opponents averaging 59.7 pts in last 4 games . ... UConn won by average of 9.7 pts in last 8 games after posting minus 1.1 scoring margin in first 18 games . ... Own 9-3 mark in AAC action when allowing under 70 pts . ... Huskies 2-2 all-time in Houston . ... ... Up next: UConn hosts No. 17 SMU on Saturday in Hartford.