Marquette 57, at Connecticut 73

HARTFORD, Conn. (Interstat) — In a game defined by defensive intensity and offensive struggle, the Connecticut Huskies methodically dispatched the Marquette Golden Eagles 73-57 in a Big East Conference men’s basketball game Sunday at a sold-out XL Center. A crowd of 10,299 watched the Huskies, now 14-1 overall and 2-0 in conference play, use their significant size and rim protection to suffocate Marquette’s offense. The Golden Eagles, falling to 5-10 and 0-2, shot a frigid 32.3% from the field and just 20.8% from 3-point range, unable to find any consistent rhythm against Connecticut’s physical defense. The most important part of… Read more...