Marquette trailed by by as many as 14 points in the first half and by 10 points at halftime but began chipping away in the second half.

A three-pointer from Elliott cut the UConn lead to 53-50 and free throws from Oso Ighodaro cut the deficit to a single point, but Marquette never took the lead.

UConn then used a 10-0 run to stretch the lead back out.

Marquette made a final push, cutting the deficit to 78-72 on a 3-pointer by Lewis with 27 seconds left before Andre Jackson finished the scoring from the foul line.

Sanogo had 14 of his points in the first half as UConn used a 17-3 run to build a 38-24 lead. That was sparked when Jordan Hawkins deflected a Justin Lewis shot and hit a 3-pointer on the other end, earning a chest bump from his coach.

A short hook shot in the lane from Sanogo capped the run as the Huskies shot 59% from the floor in the first half.

Elliott scored 10 points late in the half to keep Marquette within striking distance. But a Hawkins jumper just before the halftime buzzer sent UConn into the break up 46-36.

BIG PICTURE

Marquette: The Golden Eagles had won eight of its previous nine, with five of those wins over ranked teams. The only loss during that stretch came at first-place Providence by two points on Jan. 30.

UConn: The win snapped a two-game skid for the Huskies, which followed a five-game winning streak. UConn is now 2-2 when playing top 25 programs this season but had not beaten a ranked opponent since its win over Auburn in the Bahamas on Nov. 24. The losses came at Seton Hall and Villanova.

UP NEXT

Marquette: Travels to Indianapolis to take on Butler on Saturday.

UConn: The Huskies play their third straight game against a ranked opponent, visiting No. 25 Xavier on Friday.

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