A pair of Big East squads jockeying for better seeding going into the conference tournament meet for the second time this season as the UConn Huskies host the No. 20 Marquette Golden Eagles at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn.
Alex Karaban scored 21 points to lead the UConn Huskies to a thrilling 72-66 victory over visiting No. 20 Marquette on Wednesday night.
Kansas dropped out of the AP poll for the first time in 80 weeks, so the only programs with longer streaks than MU are Houston (102), Tennessee (76) and Purdue (55).
The Golden Eagles cruised to two easy wins last week, but the competition heats up in the final two regular-season matchups.
Paige Bueckers had 19 points, seven assists and three steals in her final regular-season game to lead No. 5 UConn to a 92-57 win over Marquette.
David Joplin scored 17 points with nine rebounds, Kam Jones added 13 points with a career-high 13 assists and No. 21 Marquette ended a three-game road losing streak with a