Overview
- The game tips at 5 p.m. ET at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati and streams on Peacock, with NBCSN available to some YouTubeTV subscribers.
- UConn is 12-1 (2-0 Big East) after a 72-54 win over DePaul in which Alex Karaban scored 21 points.
- Coach Dan Hurley said leading scorer Solo Ball practiced and will be available after missing the DePaul game with a wrist issue.
- Xavier is 9-4 (1-1) and 7-2 at home, led by FAU transfer Tre Carroll at about 16.5 points per game and Filip Borovicanin with 7.5 rebounds.
- UConn holds a 7-5 series edge over Xavier and enters with one of the nation’s top-rated defenses by KenPom.