UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley has always speaks highly of Marquette coach Shaka Smart, who has built program from ground up.

Marquette men's basketball coach Shaka Smart had an answer ready when asked how he can help senior guard Kam Jones break out of his shooting funk in Big East play. "I need to spend some time with him and rub his temples," Smart said after MU's 59-57 loss to Xavier on Saturday. Smart then got serious.

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.

The No. 25 UConn men’s basketball team could get its prized freshman back as it begins its toughest stretch of league play with a trip to No. 9 Marquette Saturday.

No. 25 UConn faces a tough road challenge against No. 9 Marquette in a matchup of ranked Big East foes Saturday night in Milwaukee. Marquette (18-3, 9-1) extended its winning streak to three with a 78-69 road win at Butler on Tuesday,

Mike Lopresti is a member of the US Basketball Writers Hall of Fame, Ball State journalism Hall of Fame and Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame. He has covered college basketball for 43 years, including 39 Final Fours. He is so old he covered Bob Knight when he had dark hair and basketball shorts were actually short.

Marquette made its second-half comeback with Kam Jones on the bench. Elevating its play without its star, and finishing, are lessons Butler can learn.

UConn men's basketball enters grueling stretch of its schedule Saturday night in Milwaukee against ninth-ranked Marquette.

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The No. 15 St. John’s Red Storm is set to host the Providence Friars at the Jack Kaiser Stadium in Queens, New York on Saturday, Feb. 1. The Red Storm are yet to lose a game at home with a 13-0 record on their home court and are definitely looking to continue this streak.