UCONN AT TULSA

Location: Tip: Records: Last game:

Reynolds Center, Tulsa, Okla. 7 p.m. (ESPNews) UConn 10-7, 1-3; Tulsa 11-6, 1-3

UConn lost at Cincinnati, 74-72 (OT), Saturday; Tulsa fell at SMU, 77-57, Saturday

Tulsa, 6-1 sr. guard Sterling Taplin (9.6 pts, 4.7 assists), 6-4 r-jr. guard Curran Scott (7.2 pts), 6-5 jr. guard Lawson Korita (6.4 pts), 6-5 sr. forward DaQuan Jeffries (13.4 pts, 5.5 rebs), 6-8 jr. forward Martins Igbanu (12.2 pts, 5.6 rebs)

6-3 sr. guard Jalen Adams (16.8 pts), 6-0 redshirt so. guard Alterique Gilbert (13.5 pts, 3.8 assists), 6-2 jr. guard Christian Vital (12.9 pts, 5.4 rebs), 6-8 so. forward Tyler Polley (7.6 pts, 2.3 rebs), 6-10 so. forward Josh Carlton (7.1 pts, 4.4 rebs)

UConn lost four of five, Tulsa three of four. ... Golden Hurricane 9-1, Huskies 0-2 on road . ... Series: UConn trails, 5-4, losing twice last season – 90-88 (2OTs) on road, 73-71 in Hartford. Taplin with game-high 30 pts in regulation win. Last three meetings each decided by two points . ... One of three AAC arenas where UConn is winless, going 0-4. SMU's Moody Coliseum and Witchita St's Koch Arena the others . ... Both teams lost to Cincinnati in OT last week . ... Other Tulsa AAC losses at SMU, at Houston . ... Top reserve: 6-7 r-so. forward Jeriah Horne (8.2 pts, 4.2 rebs). ... Taplin played for Jere Quinn at St. Thomas More . ... Tulsa only AAC team to finish better than preseason pick in all four league seasons. Chosen 9th this season . ... Golden Hurricane with 3rd most AAC wins (47) since joining league. ... Tulsa shot 100 more FTs than its foes .... Hurricane last in AAC in rebounding margin (minus 1.7) . ... Hot: Carlton averaging 9 pts, 8.5 rebs in last two games. Cold: Huskies shooting 40 percent from field in AAC action . ... Adams third among AAC all-time scorers with 1,553 points, fourth in assists at 478 . ... Up next: UConn hosts Tulane Saturday night in Storrs.

Probable starters: UConn, Noteworthy: — Gavin Keefe