Official Site of the Big East · Jan 25, 2021
#BIGEASTmbb Minute: UConn Hosts Butler Tuesday
In the lone BIG EAST game on Tuesday, Butler travels to Connecticut for an 8:30 p.m. ET tipoff on FS1.
The two teams met Jan. 9 at Hinkle Fieldhouse with the Huskies prevailing 72-60. UConn’s Tyler Polley came off the bench to score a game-high 18 points. The Huskies (7-3, 4-3 BIG EAST) shot 10-of-21 from 3-point range, while the Bulldogs (5-7, 4-5 BIG EAST) were only 5-of-15. Butler has won two in a row and UConn has dropped two straight. In conference play, Butler is 1-4 on the road, while UConn 1-2 at home.
The only other meeting between the two teams was in the 2011 NCAA National Championship Game. The Huskies won 53-41.