Gonzaga Bulldogs (7-2) vs. UConn Huskies (7-3)
New York; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -2.5; over/under is 151
BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 UConn plays No. 8 Gonzaga at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
The Huskies have a 7-3 record in non-conference games. UConn ranks third in college basketball with 20.2 assists per game. Hassan Diarra leads the Huskies averaging 5.6.
The Bulldogs have a 7-2 record in non-conference play. Gonzaga is third in the WCC with 10.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Ben Gregg averaging 2.1.
UConn makes 50.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 9.5 percentage points higher than Gonzaga has allowed to its opponents (40.9%). Gonzaga averages 7.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 more made shots on average than the 6.3 per game UConn gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alex Karaban is scoring 16.5 points per game with 5.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists for the Huskies.
Graham Ike is averaging 15.3 points and seven rebounds for the Bulldogs.
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