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The Connecticut Huskies and Gonzaga Bulldogs will go toe-to-toe on Friday at Climate Pledge Arena. Tip-off from Seattle, WA, is at 7:00 p.m. PT.
UConn (9-1 SU, 6-4 ATS, and 5-4-1 O/U) beat AR-Pine Bluff 101-63 in its last game. The Huskies' lone loss came on the road at Kansas.
Gonzaga (8-2 SU, 4-5 ATS, and 4-5 O/U) beat Mississippi Valley State 78-40 in its last game. The Bulldogs' two losses were to Purdue and Washington.
The Huskies are 4.5-point spread favorites and the game total is 149.5 points.
Connecticut is paced by senior guard Tristen Newton, who averages 17.0 points, 7.2 rebounds, 6.1 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. A few other Huskies to watch are senior guard Cam Spencer (15.8 PPG and 3.8 APG), sophomore forward Alex Karaban (15.6 PPG and 6.2 RPG), and sophomore center Donovan Clingan (13.2 PPG and 6.0 RPG).
The Huskies scored 101 points on 55.9 percent shooting in their rout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff last Friday, outrebounding the Golden Lions 42-28 and outscoring them 38-10 in the paint. UConn picked up a more significant win in its previous game, defeating ninth-ranked North Carolina 87-76 in the Jimmy V Classic at MSG. It shot 51.5 percent in that win with a +10 rebounding margin.
UConn averages 87.4 points per game (12th) and shoots 50.9 percent (14th), including 33.6 p ercent from three-point range (177th). It converts 72.1 percent of its free throws (138th) and averages 38.0 rebounds per game (34th). The Huskies give up 63.2 points per game on defense (28th) and their opponents shoot 39.6 percent (48th), including 37.4 percent from deep (339th), with 22.8 rebounds per game (1st).
KenPom rates Connecticut as the fourth-best team in the country this season. The Huskies rank 4th in offensive efficiency, 17th in defensive efficiency, and 295th in tempo (schedule-adjusted).
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