WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY

No. 1 UCONN vs. MARQUETTE

BIG EAST TOURNAMENT FINAL

When: Monday, 8 p.m.

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville

Records: UConn 23-1 (20-0, Big East); Marquette 19-5 (15-4, Big East)

TV: Fox Sports 1

Radio: UConn Sports Network (97.9 FMESPN Hartford, WAVZ 1300 AM, WICC 600 AM, WINE 940 AM, WGCH 1490 AM, WILI 1400 AM)

Streaming: Available via the FOX Sports app (FoxSportsGo.com)

KEEP AN EYE ON

They’re back: UConn will go for its first Big East tournament title since 2012 and 19th all-time. The Huskies spent the last seven seasons in the American Athletic Conference, where they went 139-0 in league play.

Meanwhile, second-seeded Marquette is making its fifth consecutive trip to the league final. The Golden Eagles lost the last three seasons to DePaul, but beat the Blue Demons in 2017.

Sizing up the competition: These two teams are familiar with each other, having played just a week ago. UConn beat Marquette 65-55 on March 1 in Storrs, and also defeated the Golden Eagles 87-58 on Feb. 5 in Milwaukee.

Though the Huskies hold an 11-0 all-time edge in the series, UConn coach Geno Auriemma doesn’t expect Monday to be easy.

“These are not supposed to be easy,” Auriemma said. “This is tournament time. This is March, and the games are supposed to be difficult, and they’re supposed to be between teams that have seen each other more than once. So there’s not a lot of trickery going on. They’re supposed to be knock-down, drag-out affairs, and you have to be willing to grind it out, if that’s what it takes. …

“If it turns out to be something other than that, fine, but that’s not our expectation. Our expectation is this is going to be really hard, and it’s the expectation that we’re carrying into the NCAA Tournament too when we leave.”

Last time out: UConn dismantled fifthseeded Villanova 84-39 in Sunday’s semifinals while Marquette outlasted sixth-seeded Creighton 64-59.