Overview
- Tip is set for Sunday at 2:00 p.m. ET in Storrs with national coverage on NBC and Peacock.
- UConn enters 13-1 (3-0 Big East) after a 90-67 win at Xavier, backed by top-five AP, KenPom and NET metrics and one of the nation’s most efficient defenses.
- Marquette is 5-9 (0-3) with no wins over power-conference teams and is coming off a Seton Hall loss in which it missed its final 10 shots as the Pirates closed on a 13-0 run.
- Guard Zaide Lowery left Marquette over the break, while freshman Nigel James Jr. has surged in league play with strong scoring and assist numbers.
- UConn has won five straight in the series and leads 13-8 overall, and this meeting is a Quad 4 game for the Huskies per the NET.