After their game originally scheduled for New Year's Day was postponed, No. 25 UConn and Butler will square off twice in Big East Conference action this week, with Tuesday night's game in Hartford, Conn., and Thursday's follow-up in Indianapolis.

Butler (9-7, 2-3) will be trying to recover from Sunday's 40-point beatdown at Villanova, the Bulldogs' third loss in four games and part of a disturbing trend of blowout defeats against quality teams.

Butler shot 31 percent from the field, while Villanova made 60 percent of its shots. After trailing by 16 at halftime, the Bulldogs scored only 19 points and were outscored by 24.