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#BIGEASTmbb Minute: UConn's Comeback Defeats Marquette

Tyler Polley scored 23 points in the second half of Tuesday's win at Marquette.

Three Games Set for Wednesday

In the lone BIG EAST game Tuesday night, Connecticut rallied from an 18-point deficit to score a 65-54 victory at Marquette.

Marquette (6-6, 2-4 BIG EAST) led 31-23 at halftime and began the second half with a 12-2 run to increase its lead to 43-25. The Huskies (5-1, 2-1 BIG EAST) were hampered by James Bouknight’s elbow injury suffered in the first half, but reserve forward Tyler Polley exploded to score all of his career-high 23 points in the second half to spark UConn.