MARQUETTE AT UCONN

Location: Gampel Pavilion, Storrs

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

Records: UConn 11-6, 8-6; Marquette 11-12, 6-10

Last game: UConn won at Georgetown, 70-57, Tuesday; Marquette won at North Carolina, 8370, Wednesday

Probable starters: UConn, 6-1 r-jr. guard R.J. Cole (12.2 pts, 4.3 assists), 6-5 so. guard James Bouknight (20 pts, 5.1 rebs), 6-6 jr. guard Tyrese Martin (12.5 pts, 7.4 rebs), 6-, 6-9 sr. forward Isaiah Whaley (8.0 pts, 6.4 rebs, 2.9 blks), 6-9 fr. forward Adama Sanogo (6.1 pts, 4.2 rebs)

Marquette, 6-3 r-jr guard Greg Elliott (5.8 pts), 6-2 so. guard D.J. Carton (12.8 pts, 3.4 assists, 3.7 rebs), 6-7 sr. forward Jamal Cain (9.8 pts, 6. rebs), 6-9 sr. forward Theo John (8.7 pts, 5.7 rebs), 6-11 fr. forward Dawson Garcia (13.1 pts, 6.7 rebs)

Noteworthy: UConn won three of four, Marquette won two straight . ... Series: UConn trails, 6-4, rallying from an 18-point to deficit to win the last meeting, 65-54, on Jan. 5 at Marquette . ... Garcia, the favorite to win the Big East freshman of the year, is the top scoring and rebounding freshman in the Big East . ... Huskies in fourth place, Golden Eagles in ninth. ... Marquette third in Big East overall in FG percentage defense at 41.1 . ... Top reserve: 6-4 r-sr. guard Koby McEwen (11.2 pts, 3.7 rebs).

... UConn 5-3 at home, Marquette 5-5 on the road . ... Hot: Cole averaging 15.6 points, 5.4 assists in the last five games. Cold: UConn 9 for 38 from 3-pt range in last two games . ... As of Friday, Huskies 32nd in Pomeroy Ratings, 43rd in NCAA NET rankings . ... UConn 1st in Big East overall in scoring defense (64.8 pts per game), blocks per game (5.5), offensive rebounds per game (13.3) . ... Bouknight with double digits rebounds in two straight games for the first time in his career . ... Huskies closing in on securing a first round bye in the Big East tournament that goes to the top five regular season finishers . ... Up next: UConn plays at Seton Hall at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.