The Day

UCONN VS. COPPIN STATE

- — Gavin Keefe

Location: Gampel Pavilion, Storrs Tip: 2 p.m. (ESPNews) Records: UConn 6-3, Coppin State 0-9

Last game: UConn lost to Syracuse, 72-63, Tuesday; Coppin State lost to Navy, 70-53, Wednesday

Probable starters: UConn, 6-2 grad. guard Antwoine Anderson (9.4 pts), 6-3 jr. guard Jalen Adams (19.8 pts, 4.0 rebs, 3.1 assists), 6-2 so. guard Christian Vital (12.8 pts, 4.4 rebs), 6-8 redshirt jr. forward Terry Larrier (15.8 pts, 6.2 rebs), 6-9 jr. forward Eric Cobb (2.2 pts, 4.2 rebs)

Coppin State, 6-2 grad. guard Karonn Davis (8.9 pts, 3.3 rebs), 6-4 fr. guard Taqwain Drummond (2.7 pts), 6-6 jr. forward Lamar Morgan (5.3 pts, 4.4 rebs), 6-5 jr. forward Adam Traore (7 pts, 5.7 rebs), 6-8 jr. forward Cedric Council (3.9 pts, 3.3 rebs)

Noteworthy: Huskies 5-0 at home . ... Coppin State outscored by an average of 23.6 pts per game . ... Eagles shoot 31.2 percent from field . ... Series: UConn leads, 6-0, winning 106-85 in last meeting in Hartford in 2014. ... Common foes: Oregon – UConn won 71-63, Coppin St. lost 70-54 . ... Eagles played only one home game. Lost at Cincinnati, 97-54 . ... Coppin St. top scorer Dejaun Clayton (10.2 pts). missed last game with shoulder injury . ... Coach Juan Dixon former two-time All-American and all-time leading scorer at Maryland . ... Eagle reserves KeAndre Fair (Weaver) and Jordan Hartwick (Wethersfie­ld) from Connecticu­t . ... Hot: Vital averaging 21.7 pts, 5.7 rebs, 2.7 assists in last 3 games. Cold: Mamadou Diarra 3 for last 11 from foul line . ... Huskies 15-0 all-time vs. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference teams . ... UConn made a 3-pter in 2,877 straight games . ... Larrier only Husky to start every game this season . ... Injury update: Alterique Gilbert (shoulder) will be out for 4th straight game . ... Up next: UConn visits Arizona Dec. 21.

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