Connecticut-Temple preview
When: Saturday, 2 p.m. Where: The Liacouras Center Records: UCONN (17-12, 10-7 American Athletic Conference); Temple (21-9, 12-5). TV/Radio: ESPN2/WPHT-1210 AM.
When: Saturday, 2 p.m.
Where: The Liacouras Center
Records: UCONN (17-12, 10-7 American Athletic Conference); Temple (21-9, 12-5).
TV/Radio: ESPN2/WPHT-1210 AM.
Coaches: UConn, Kevin Ollie (3d season, 69-30); Temple, Fran Dunphy (9th season, 188-106).
Last time out: UConn lost at home to Memphis, 54-53 on Thursday. Temple won 70-56 at East Carolina on Thursday.
Last meeting between the two teams: Temple won at UCONN, 57-53 in overtime on Dec. 31, 2014.
UConn's top three: Ryan Boatright (17.6 ppg., 4.1 apg.), Daniel Hamilton (10.9 ppg., 7.7 rpg.), Amida Brimah (10.2 ppg., 4.9 rpg.)
Temple's top three: Will Cummings (13.8 ppg., 4.3 rpg., 4.2 apg.), Jaylen Bond (8.2 ppg., 8.4 rpg.), Jesse Morgan (11.6 ppg., 1.7 apg.).