UCONN VS. MANHATTAN

Location: Gampel Pavilion, Storrs

Tip: 8 p.m. (SNY)

Records: UConn 7-3, Manhattan 2-7

Last game: UConn lost to nationally-ranked Florida State, 7971, Saturday; Manhattan lost to Hofstra, 80-50, Monday

Probable starters: Manhattan, 6-1 so. guard Nehemiah Mack (5 pts, 2.3 assists), 6-4 fr. guard Tykei Greene (3.3 pts), 6-7 fr. guard Christian Hinckson (1.9 pts, 2.6 rebs), 6-7 jr. forward Tyler Reynolds (6.3 pts, 1.9 rebs), 6-8 jr. forward Pauly Paulicap (10.3 pts, 4.3 rebs)

UConn, 6-3 sr. guard Jalen Adams (18.6 pts), 6-0 redshirt so. guard Alterique Gilbert (12.6 pts, 4.6 assists), 6-2 jr. guard Christian Vital (11.3 pts, 4.9 rebs), 6-8 so. forward Tyler Polley (9.1 pts, 2.7 rebs), 6-10 so. forward Josh Carlton (8 pts, 4.3 rebs)

Noteworthy: Huskies, losers of two of their last 3 games, return from exam break . ... Series: UConn leads, 18-14, losing last meeting, 52-51, Jan. 1983 on the road . ... First ever NCAA win over Jaspers, 84-75, in 1956 first round at Madison Square Garden . ... While at Wagner, Dan Hurley shared the 2012 MET coach of the year honor with Manhattan's Steve Masiello . ... Jaspers riding four-game losing streak. Picked to place 8th in MAAC preseason poll . ... Manhattan 31st in nation in scoring defense at 62.6 pts per game, but score just 53.4. Only Paulicap, MAAC's defensive player of the year last season, averages in double figures . ... Top reserve 6-7 so. forward Ebube Ebube (6.1 pts, 6.2 rebs) . ... Hot: Huskies first in AAC in scoring (84.1, 26th in nation) and FG percentage (47.9). Cold: Jaspers shooting 36 percent from field, 54 percent from line. ... Pressure defense will test UConn, which has 48 turnovers in last 3 games . ... Gilbert hit career highs for points (24), assists (11) and steals (5) in last two games . ... UConn 6-1 at home . ... Up next: UConn hosts Drexel Tuesday in Hartford.