The No. 1 seed UConn Huskies (28-3, 18-2 Big East) head into the Big East tournament against the No. 9 seed Xavier Musketeers (16-16, 9-11 Big East) on Thursday at Madison Square Garden, beginning at 12:00 PM ET.
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- Game Day: Thursday, March 14, 2024
- Game Time: 12:00 PM ET
- TV: FOX Sports Networks
- Location: New York City, New York
- Arena: Madison Square Garden
- Moneyline favorite: UConn (-1628)
- Spread: UConn (-15.5)
- Total: 148.5
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UConn vs. Xavier Statistics and Rankings
| UConn Rank | UConn Stat | Xavier Stat | Xavier Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26th | 81.1 | Points Scored | 76.3 | 102nd |
| 13th | 64 | Points Allowed | 74.2 | 254th |
| 6th | 18 | Assists | 16.3 | 26th |
| 22nd | 9.2 | Turnovers | 11.3 | 185th |
| 13th | 49.2% | Field Goal % | 43.8% | 237th |
| 11th | 39.8% | Field Goal % Allowed | 43.2% | 145th |
UConn Leaders
- Tristen Newton: 15 PTS, 7.1 REB, 5.8 AST, 1 STL, 0.4 BLK
- Cam Spencer: 14.7 PTS, 4.6 REB, 3.4 AST, 1.5 STL, 0.2 BLK
- Alex Karaban: 14.2 PTS, 5.1 REB, 1.4 AST, 1 STL, 0.9 BLK
- Donovan Clingan: 12.4 PTS, 6.9 REB, 1.4 AST, 0.5 STL, 2.3 BLK
- Stephon Castle: 11.2 PTS, 4.3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL, 0.5 BLK
Xavier Leaders
- Quincy Olivari: 19.5 PTS, 5.6 REB, 2.1 AST, 1.3 STL, 0.1 BLK
- Desmond Claude: 16.3 PTS, 4.1 REB, 3.2 AST, 1 STL, 0.3 BLK
- Dayvion McKnight: 12.7 PTS, 3.9 REB, 4.9 AST, 1.6 STL, 0.1 BLK
- Abou Ousmane: 6.8 PTS, 6.4 REB, 1.3 AST, 0.8 STL, 1.2 BLK
- Gytis Nemeiksa: 5.4 PTS, 4.4 REB, 0.9 AST, 0.2 STL, 0.4 BLK
UConn vs. Xavier Recent Trends
UConn
- UConn has covered the spread eight times in its last 10 contests while putting up a 9-1 record straight-up in those games.
- The final score of the past 10 UConn games has gone over the set total four times.
- UConn’s last 10 outings have ended with an average of 143 points scored. That’s 5.5 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
- Across its last 10 games, UConn has scored 0.9 fewer points per contest compared to its season-long scoring average.
Xavier
- Xavier has covered the spread twice in its last 10 matchups while putting up a 4-6 record straight-up in those games.
- Xavier and its opponents have combined to hit the over in four of the past 10 games.
- The past 10 Xavier games averaged 6.1 more points (154.6) than this matchup’s point total.
- During its past 10 games, Xavier has a 74.7 points-per-game average, 1.6 points below its season-long scoring average.
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