Connecticut, coming off a 12-point home loss to Providence, rebounded with its first win over a ranked opponent in almost two years, 89-73 over No. 13 Marquette on Sunday.

"I just wrote who we had to still play on one side and then I put the Big East standings on the other," Jim Calhoun said of what he did before Friday's practice. "I showed them who we had left and how hard it was going to be but also pointed out that we still had a chance to be one of the better teams in the conference. They knew Marquette was a quality team and these are the teams we'll be playing."