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UConn Huskies (21-2, 12-0 Big East) at Tennessee Volunteers (16-5, 4-5 SEC)
Knoxville, Tennessee; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 19 Tennessee hosts No. 5 UConn after Talaysia Cooper scored 27 points in Tennessee’s 76-71 victory against the Missouri Tigers.
The Volunteers have gone 9-3 in home games. Tennessee leads college basketball averaging 11.0 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 33.3% from downtown. Jewel Spear leads the team averaging 2.6 makes while shooting 37.9% from 3-point range.
The Huskies are 6-1 on the road. UConn is 21-1 in games decided by 10 points or more.
Tennessee averages 11.0 made 3-pointers per game, 4.3 more made shots than the 6.7 per game UConn allows. UConn has shot at a 51.5% clip from the field this season, 6.8 percentage points higher than the 44.7% shooting opponents of Tennessee have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Spear averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Volunteers, scoring 12.1 points while shooting 37.9% from beyond the arc….
