In their last game, UConn defeated Big East Conference foe Butler 78-74. UConn’s Alex Karaban led all scorers in that game with 21 points and freshman Liam McNeeley scored 17 points for the Huskies.

Youngstown St. at IUPUI, 2 p.m. Oregon at Illinois, 3 p.m. Washington at Northwestern, 3 p.m. Penn St. at Minnesota, 4 p.m. Haskell at Oral Roberts, 3 p.m. Pepperdine at Washington St., 3 p.m.

With Marquette running up as the last team in the league to start conference play, let’s see what everyone else has been up ...

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