UCONN AT PROVIDENCE
Location: Alumni Hall, Providence
Tip-off: 4 p.m. (FS1)
Records: UConn 8-4, 5-4; Providence 9-10, 5-8
Last game: UConn lost to Seton Hall, 80-73, Saturday; Providence lost to St. John's, 92-81, Saturday
Probable starters: UConn, 6-1 r-jr. guard R.J. Cole (11 pts, 3.8 assists), 6-4 jr. guard Brendan Adams (5.3 pts), 6-6 jr. guard Tyrese Martin (11.7 pts, 7.1 rebs), 6-9 sr. forward Isaiah Whaley (8.3 pts, 6.2 rebs, 2.9 blks), 6-9 fr. forward Adama Sanogo (6.4 pts, 3.6 rebs)
Providence, 6-3 fr. guard Alyn Breed (5.3 pts), 6-6 jr. guard A.J. Reeves (9.7 pts, 3.8 rebs), 6-5 jr. guard David Duke (17.5 pts, 6 rebs, 5.1 assists), 6-8 r-sr. forward Noah Horchler (5.4 pts, 4.5 rebs), 6-10 sr. center Nate Watson (17.9 pts, 6.8 rebs)
Noteworthy: UConn lost three of four, PC dropped four of five . ... Series: UConn leads, 44-28, winning the last meeting 63-59 (OT) on March 9, 2013 in Storrs in its final Big East game before departing for AAC. Huskies have played the Friars more than any other Big East team . ... Coach Ed Cooley is 5-1 vs. Dan Hurley coached teams, but only 1-4 vs. UConn as a head coach . ... First of two meetings about a week apart. PC visits Storrs next Tuesday. ... Top reserve: 6-8 so. forward Greg Gantt (4.1 pts, 3.5 rebs) . ... Friars 2-6 without starter Jared Bynum who's missed the last eight games with lower body injury. He's day-to-day . ... Duke and Watson, the highest scoring duo in the Big East, accounted for 49 percent of PC's points . ... PC 5-3 at Alumni Hall . ... UConn 5-1 vs. teams with losing league records . ... Huskies 1st in scoring defense in league at 64.4 pts allowed per game, Friars ninth at 71.7 ... Four of the next five games on the road . ... Hot: UConn shooting 49 percent in last two games. Cold: Adams shooting 30.6 percent from the field . ... Defensive struggles: Opponents shooting 49 percent or better in three of last four games . ... Injury update: James Bouknight (elbow) game time decision, Akok Akok (shin) doubtful. ... Huskies are 4-0 when Tyler Polley scores in double figures . ... After scoring a total of 32 points in the first eight games, Sanogo has 45 points in the last four . ... PC assistant coach Brian Blaney is the son of former UConn assistant George Blaney. ... Up next: UConn visits Xavier Saturday in Cincinnati. Game time is noon.