ST. JOHN’S AT NO. 25 UCONN

Location: Gampel Pavilion, Storrs

Tip-off: 2:30 p.m. (Ch. 61)

Records: UConn 7-1, 4-1, St. John's 7-7, 2-6

Last game: UConn won at DePaul, 60-53, Jan. 11; St. John's lost to Marquette, 73-71, Saturday

Probable starters: UConn, 6-1 r-jr. guard R.J. Cole (9.6 pts, 3.7 assists), 6-4 jr. guard Brendan Adams (5.5 pts), 6-6 jr. guard Tyrese Martin (10.6 pts, 7.9 rebs), 6-9 sr. forward Isaiah Whaley (9.1 pts, 6.3 rebs, 2.5 blks), 6-9 fr. forward Adama Sanogo (4.0 pts, 2.3 rebs)

St. John's, 6-0 fr. guard Posh Alexander (9.3 pts, 4.5 assists), 6-2 r-sr. guard Rasheem Dunn (7.2 pts), 6-3 jr. guard Greg Williams Jr. (11.6 pts), 6-8 so. forward Julian Champagnie (20.7 pts, 7.3 rebs), 6-9 jr. forward Josh Roberts (2.5 pts, 2.3 rebs)

Noteworthy: Huskies off to best overall start since 2013-14, winners of four straight. Red Storm dropped three of their last four . ... Series: UConn trails, 35-28, losing last meeting 71-65 in Feb. 2013 . ... Red Storm first in Big East overall in steals per game (10.2), last in scoring defense (78.5), field goal percentage defense (48.0) and rebounding margin (minus 1.8). Big East wins over Butler and Georgetown.

... Alexander averages league-best 2.4 steals per game, Champagnie tops in scoring . ... Top reserve: 6-6 jr. forward Vince Cole (9.9 pts, 3.0 rebs) . ... UConn and Villanova (3-0) only two Big East teams with fewer than two losses. ... Huskies held six of last seven opponents to under 62 points . ... Injury update: James Bouknight (elbow) out, Andre Jackson (wrist) out . ... Hot: Martin averaged 16.5 pts and 5.5 rebs in the last two games. Cold: Adams 4-for-16 from the field in the last three games, shooting 34 percent overall . ... Fifth straight Big East game against a team with a losing league record . ... Akok Akok played a combined nine minutes in two games since making his debut after returning from Achilles injury . ... Up next: UConn hosts Xavier Wednesday in Storrs.