Percentages: FG 50.909, FT 1.000. 3-Point Goals: 9-19, .474 (Volker 4-5, Forbes 3-8, Vice 1-1, Perkins 1-1, Porter 0-2, Akot 0-1, Utberg 0-1) Turnovers: 13 (Porter 3, Volker 3, Forbes 2, Vice 2, Bediako 2, Cracknell 1)

Dan Hurley's UConn team has lost three of its last six, while Shaka Smart's Marquette squad is humming heading into a showdown against the Huskies. John Fanta breaks down the Big East ahead of a loaded weekend.

Totals 21-43 16-20 59. Halftime_Marquette 33-21. 3-Point Goals_Marquette 10-27 (K.Jones 4-6, Gold 3-5, Joplin 2-8, Lowery 1-1, Mitchell 0-1, Norman 0-1, Ross 0-1, Owens 0-2, Parham 0-2), Seton ...

Stevie Mitchell matched a career high with 21 points and No. 10 Marquette continued its recent domination of Villanova by beating the Wildcats 87-74 on Friday night. Chase Ross added 18 points and ...

Yet Marquette still managed to cut the deficit to four points with 4:06 to play and to two points with 12 seconds on the clock. Top scorer Kam Jones (19.1 points per game) made the final basket of ...

The Red Storm get a major chance to pad their thin resume. Plus, Cooper Flagg gets his first dose of the Duke-UNC rivalry against the reeling Tar Heels.

Are we ready to put Houston in the elite tier of college basketball this season? Auburn and Duke have been staples at the top of our Power Rankings for several weeks, with Iowa State in the mix. And while Tennessee has faded,

The Huskies have lost three times since the first meeting with the Blue Demons, an 81-68 road victory. UConn is coming off a 76-72 loss to Xavier and have alternated wins and losses for their last six games since the first meeting with DePaul. The squad sits at 14-6 and is 6-3 in the conference, two games behind Marquette and St. John’s at the top.

Army at Colgate, 6 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 6 p.m. La Salle at St. Bonaventure, 6 p.m. Maryland at Penn St., 6 p.m. Rhode Island at Fordham, 6:30 p.m. Bucknell at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Butler at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.

Marquette Golden Eagles (13-6, 5-3 Big East) at Xavier Musketeers (6-14, 1-8 Big East) Cincinnati; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Marquette takes on Xavier after Lee Volker scored 20 points

Jalen Green scored 25 points as the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to four games with a 100-96 win over the host Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.

Michigan State moved up one spot to No. 7 and was followed by the Vols, who balanced out their close loss to Auburn by beating No. 14 Mississippi State. Marquette and Purdue — which beat then-No. 21 Michigan — rounded out the top 10.