Xavier hosts No. 1 UConn following Givens’ 21-point game

UConn Huskies (6-0) at Xavier Musketeers (4-2)

Cincinnati; Sunday, 2:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Xavier hosts No. 1 UConn after MacKenzie Givens scored 21 points in Xavier’s 64-57 win against the Akron Zips.

The Musketeers have gone 3-2 at home. Xavier is 1-0 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Huskies play their first true road game after going 6-0 to start the season. UConn leads the Big East scoring 88.0 points per game while shooting 48.7%.

Xavier averages 63.2 points, 6.2 more per game than the 57.0 UConn gives up. UConn has shot at a 48.7% rate from the field this season, 12.4 percentage points above the 36.3% shooting opponents of Xavier have averaged.

The matchup Sunday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mariyah Noel is scoring 18.0 points per game and averaging 7.2 rebounds for the Musketeers. Petra Oborilova is averaging 1.2 made 3-pointers.

Azzi Fudd is averaging 21 points, 3.5 assists and 2.2 steals for the Huskies. Sarah Strong is averaging 18.8 points.

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