Hartford, CT (Sports Network) - The Connecticut Huskies can help their NCAA Tournament chances tonight, as they host the eighth-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers in Big East Conference action at the XL Center in Hartford.

A once highly-ranked squad, UConn now needs a late run to solidify its spot in the NCAA Tournament after a stretch that saw the team lose five of six outings. The Huskies got their charge started last week, knocking off third- ranked Villanova (84-75) on Monday before defeating Rutgers (76-58). It was an impressive and much-needed road trip for UConn, which had been 0-6 on the road previously. The Huskies, who have defeated two top-5 teams this season, are now 16-11 and could still use another quality win and a strong finish to eliminate any doubt with the NCAA Tournament selection committee.

West Virginia, meanwhile, is 10-4 in conference and in contention for the Big East title, or at the very least, the second seed in the upcoming league tournament. The Mountaineers bounced back nicely from a brief two-game slide by beating Providence (88-74) and Seton Hall (75-63) last week. WVU is now 21-5 overall, which includes an 11-3 mark in games played away from home.

UConn owns a 13-4 advantage in the all-time series with WVU, and that takes into account a 61-55 victory in Morgantown last season.

The Mountaineers went 27-of-38 at the foul line and forced 16 turnovers to help compensate for a sub par 37.9 percent shooting effort from the floor in a 75-63 win over Seton Hall over the weekend. WVU scored 22 points off those mishaps and won the battle on the boards, 41-36, including a 21-14 edge on the offensive glass. Devin Ebanks and Kevin Jones each scored 16 points in the win, while Da'Sean Butler contributed 14 points and six rebounds. Butler currently tops the roster in scoring at 17.5 pg, and he also grabs 6.2 rpg. Jones is second in both departments with 13.7 points and 7.8 caroms per contest, while Ebanks tallies 12.1 ppg and a team-high 8.5 rpg. Darryl Bryant is netting 10.8 ppg to round out the list of a double-digit scorers for West Virginia.

UConn knocked down 48.2 percent of its field goal attempts and went 6-of-13 from three-point range, as it pulled way for a 76-58 win over Rutgers on Saturday. The Huskies also went 16-of-22 at the charity stripe, in addition to holding a 43-35 advantage on the boards. Jerome Dyson led the charge with 20 points and six assists, while Kemba Walker tallied 16 points. On the season, Dyson heads UConn in scoring at 18.7 ppg, and he also tacks on 4.7 rpg and 4.6 apg. Stanley Robinson, the team's leading rebounder at 7.5 rpg, brings 15.6 ppg and 33 steals to the lineup. Walker, a jack-of-all-trades type, adds 14.1 ppg, 5.5 apg and 4.1 rpg to the mix, while Gavin Edwards accounts for 10.6 ppg and 6.3 rpg.