NO. 9 HOUSTON AT UCONN

Location: XL Center, Hartford Time: 7 p.m. (ESPN) Records: Houston 23-1 overall, 10-1 AAC; UConn 13-11, 4-7

Last game: Houston beat Cincinnati 65-58 Sunday; UConn lost at Memphis 78-71 Sunday

Probable starters: Houston, 6-1 sr. guard Galen Robinson Jr. (8.3 pts, 5.3 assists), 6-1 sr. guard Corey Davis, Jr. (15.5 pts, 3.4 assists), 6-3 jr. guard Armoni Brooks (13.8 pts, 6.4 rebs), 6-7 so. forward Fabian White, Jr. (6.2 pts, 3.4 rebs), 6-8 sr. forward Breaon Brady (6.8 pts, 4.7 rebs)

UConn, 6-3 grad guard Tarin Smith (8.6 pts), 6-2 jr. guard Christian Vital (14 pts, 6.1 rebs), 6-7 r-fr. forward Sidney Wilson (4.4 pts, 2.6 rebs), 6-8 so. forward Tyler Polley (7.9 pts, 2.3 rebs), 6-10 so. forward Josh Carlton (8.3 pts, 5.7 rebs)

Noteworthy: UConn lost three of four, AAC leader Houston won eight straight . ... Cougars only loss at Temple, 73-69, Jan. 9 . ... Series: UConn trails 6-5, losing four of the last five including last meeting, 81-71 on the road March 4 . ... Huskies snapped 15-game losing streak vs. ranked foes with win over No. 15 Syracuse on Nov. 15. Lost to No. 11 Florida State Dec. 8 . ... Top reserve: 6-5 r-so guard DeJon Jarreau (8.2 pts, 3.8 rebs) . ... Houston 2nd in nation in FG percentage defense (.364), 3rd in 3-pt FG defense (26.9 percent), 9th in rebound margin (7.8), 6th in scoring defense (60.7 pts) . ... Davis AAC player of week after averaging 21 pts, 4.5 rebs in two games last week . ... Up next: UConn visits SMU Thursday.