NO. 1 UCONN VS. NO. 16 STETSON

Game: NCAA tournament East Region first round

Location: Barclays Center, Brooklyn

Tip time: 2:45 p.m. (CBS)

Records: Top-seeded UConn (31-3), No. 16 Stetson (22-12)

Series: First meeting

Probable starters: UConn, 6-5 graduate guard Tristen Newton (15.2 pts, 7 rebs, 6 assists), 6-4 graduate guard Cam Spencer (14.5 pts, 4.5 rebs), 6-6 fr. guard Stephon Castle (10.8 pts, 4.5 rebs), 6-8 r-so. forward Alex Karaban (13.9 pts, 5 rebs), 7-2 so. center Donovan Clingan (12.5 pts, 7.2 rebs, 2.3 blks)

Stetson, 6-2 sr.. guard Stephan Swenson (13.8 points, 5.9 assists), 6-3 jr. guard Jalen Blackmon (21.5 pts, 2.7 rebs), 6-5 sr. guard Alec Oglesby (10.9 pts, 4.5 rebs), 6-6 fr. guard Tristan Gross (4 pts, 1.9 rebs), 6-11 jr. center Aubin Gateretse (11.8 pts, 7.6 rebs, 1.5 blks)

Noteworthy: Fourth straight NCAA tourney trip for the Huskies, first ever for the Hatters. ... Stetson, located in Deland, Fla., is a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. … Huskies are 65-32 all-time in NCAA tourney play, 19-4 in first-round games since 1979. Hurley 1-2 in openers. … UConn riding a six-game tournament winning streak. … Stetson tied a program record for regular-season wins with the 1974-75 team.. …. Blackmon an All-Atlantic Sun first team pick for second year in a row. … Swenson is the program’s all-time assist leader (602). … Top reserve: 7-foot Treyton Thompson (4.5 pts, 4 rebs). … Hatters score 77.5 pts per game, allow 72.8. ... Hot: UConn has lost only one game since Dec. 20, going 21-1 during that span. Cold: Opponents are averaging 64.4 points per game and shooting 39.8%. … UConn needs 55 assists to break the program’s season record of 684 set by last year’s team. … Up next: Today’s winner will play either No. 8 Florida Atlantic or No. 9 Northwestern in Sunday’s second round.