No. 17 UConn faces off against UMES

Maryland Eastern Shore (2-4) vs. No. 17 UConn (6-1)

XL Center, Hartford, Connecticut; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 17 UConn hosts Maryland Eastern Shore in a non-conference matchup. UConn won over VCU 70-63 in overtime on Friday, while Maryland Eastern Shore came up short in a 73-61 game at Liberty on Saturday.

SENIOR STUDS: UConn's R.J. Cole, Tyrese Martin and Tyler Polley have collectively scored 43 percent of the team's points this season and have accounted for 44 percent of all Huskies scoring over the last five games.SOLID STYLES: Zion Styles has connected on 26.7 percent of the 15 3-pointers he's attempted and has made 3 of 14 over the last five games. He's also made 79.3 percent of his foul shots this season.

STREAK SCORING: UConn has won its last four home games, scoring an average of 92 points while giving up 51.3.

ASSIST DISTRIBUTION: The Huskies have recently used assists to create baskets more often than the Hawks. UConn has an assist on 43 of 77 field goals (55.8 percent) over its previous three outings while Maryland Eastern Shore has assists on 29 of 67 field goals (43.3 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: UConn is ranked ninth among all Division I teams with an average of 87.6 points per game.

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