No. 4 UConn Hosts Marquette in Big East Game Sunday

The No. 4 UConn Huskies will host the Marquette Golden Eagles in a Big East conference basketball game on Sunday at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut, with tipoff set for 2 p.m. ET. UConn enters the matchup on a nine-game winning streak, looking to improve to 14-1 overall and 4-0 in league play against a Marquette team that has yet to secure a conference victory.

The Huskies have dominated opponents this season, outscoring them by an average of 17.8 points per game with a scoring differential of 249. They average 79.3 points while holding foes to just 61.5, ranking sixth nationally in defensive scoring. UConn's balanced attack features contributions from multiple players, including Solomon Ball, who averages 15.5 points, and Alex Karaban, who has scored 12.3 points per game over the last 10 contests. In their most recent outing, a 90-67 road win over Xavier on New Year's Eve, four Huskies reached double figures in scoring. Karaban led with 19 points, seven rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block. Braylon Mullins and Ball added 17 points each, while Tarris Reed Jr. contributed 10 points and eight rebounds. Silas Demary Jr., the fifth starter, dished out a game-high...