UCONN VS. BUFFALO

Location: TD Arena, Charleston, S.C. Tip: 9:15 p.m., approx. (ESPNU) Records: UConn 2-1, Buffalo 2-1 Last game: UConn beat No. 15 Florida, 62-59; Buffalo defeated Harvard, 88-76

Probable starters, UConn, 6-0 r-jr. guard Alterique Gilbert (12.7 pts, 3.7 assists), 6-2 sr. guard Christian Vital (19.3 pts, 9 rebs, 4 steals), 6-8 jr. forward Tyler Polley (12.7 pts, 3.7 rebs), 6-9 r.-fr. forward Akok Akok (5.3 pts, 7 rebs, 3 blks), 6-11 jr. center Josh Carlton (13.3 pts, 8.3 rebs)

Buffalo, 6-3 jr. guard Jaywin Graves (16.7 pts, 6.3 rebs), 6-2 sr. guard Antwain Johnson (13.7 pts, 6-2 sr. guard Davonta Jordan (11 pts), 6-5 so. forward Jeenathan Williams (9.3 pts, 5 rebs), 6-7 so. forward Josh Mballa (10.3 pts, 7.7 rebs)

Noteworthy: First of three games in the Charleston Classic . ... Series: UConn leads, 7-1, winning last meeting 68-64 in 2008 in Buffalo . ... Bulls returned two starters from NCAA tourney team that went 32-4 and reached second round. Won last two Mid-American titles . ... New head coach in Jim Whitesell, an associate head coach previous four years . ... Five players in double figures in win over Harvard, the Ivy League preseason favorite . ... Other win came vs. Nazareth (109-72) while loss vs. Dartmouth (68-63) . ... Bulls averaging 30.7 three-pt attempts per game, making 13 . ... Top reserve: 6-0 so. guard Ronaldo Segu (14.3 pts, 5 assists) . ... Hot: Vital leads team in pts, rebs, steals. Cold: Huskies shooting 39 percent from field . ... Fr. James Bouknight set to make debut after serving three-game suspension . ... UConn owns 35-13 record all-time vs. Charleston field. Florida, Miami, Missouri State, Saint Joseph's, No. 18 Xavier and Towson also in field . ... Up next: UConn plays either Xavier or Towson Friday.