How to Watch UConn vs. Providence Basketball: Live Stream & TV Channel Info – January 31

By Lineups Staff | Jan 30, 2024, 9:11pm

The No. 1 UConn Huskies (18-2, 8-1 Big East) bring an eight-game winning streak into a home matchup with the Providence Friars (14-6, 5-4 Big East), winners of three straight. The contest tips at 8:30 PM ET (on Fox Sports 1) on Wednesday, January 31, 2024.

This matchup will be available on Fox Sports 1, so check it out.

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Huskies vs. Friars Game Info

Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Time: 8:30 PM ET
TV: Fox Sports 1
Live Stream: Stream NCAA men’s basketball on Paramount Plus and Hulu + Live TV
Where: Storrs, Connecticut
Venue: Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

Huskies Insights

UConn owns a top-25 defense this year, ranking 24th-best in college basketball with 64.2 points allowed per game. On offense, it ranks 27th with 82 points scored per contest.
The Huskies are averaging 38.3 rebounds per game this year (77th-ranked in college basketball), and they’ve allowed only 29.8 rebounds per contest (seventh-best).
With 18.4 dimes per game, UConn ranks 10th-best in college basketball in the category.
With 9.5 turnovers per game, the Huskies are 30th in college basketball. They force 10.6 turnovers per contest, which ranks 277th in college basketball.
UConn is making 9.1 treys per game (39th-ranked in college basketball) this season, while sporting a 36.5% three-point percentage (58th-ranked).
So far this year, the Huskies are ceding 6 threes per game (45th-ranked in college basketball) and are allowing opponents to shoot 33.1% (172nd-ranked) from three-point land.
UConn is attempting 34 two-pointers per game this year, which account for 57.8% of the shots it has attempted (and 69.1% of the team’s baskets). Meanwhile, it is attempting 24.8 threes per contest, which are 42.2% of its shots (and 30.9% of the team’s buckets).

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Friars Insights

With 74.2 points scored per game and 66.1 points allowed, Providence is 183rd in the country offensively and 48th on defense.
The Friars are 138th in the nation in rebounds per game (36.7) and 170th in rebounds allowed (34.7).
At 14 assists per game, Providence is 130th in the country.
In 2023-24, the Friars are 261st in the country in turnovers committed (12.4 per game) and 108th in turnovers forced (12.5).
With 7.9 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 32.5% from beyond the arc, Providence is 139th and 245th in the country, respectively, in those categories.
Giving up 6.2 3-pointers per game and conceding 32.1% from beyond the arc, the Friars are 62nd and 117th in the nation, respectively, in those categories.
In 2023-24, Providence has attempted 42.6% percent of its shots from beyond the arc, and 57.4% percent from inside it. In terms of made shots, 29.9% of Providence’s buckets have been 3-pointers, and 70.1% have been 2-pointers.

Huskies Leaders

The leader in scoring, rebounding and assists for the Huskies is Tristen Newton, who averages 15.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.
Cam Spencer makes more threes per game than any other member of the Huskies, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.7 per contest.
Spencer and Donovan Clingan lead UConn on the defensive end, with Spencer leading the team in steals averaging 1.5 per game and Clingan in blocks averaging two per contest.

Friars Leaders

Devin Carter leads the Friars scoring, rebounding and assists leaderboards, averaging 18.7 points, eight rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.
Carter is dependable from deep and leads the Friars with 2.4 made threes per game.
Providence’s leader in steals is Carter (1.7 per game), and its leader in blocks is Josh Oduro (1.6 per game).