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-- The UConn men play host to Marquette at 7 p.m. in their final XL Center appearance of the 2010-11 season. The game can be seen on ESPN.

Read Dave Borges' preview of the game here.

-- The Quinnipiac men, winners of four straight games, play host to Monmouth at 7 p.m. at the TD Bank Sports Center. Two wins and the Bobcats lock up the No. 2 seed in the Northeast Conference tournament.

Read Bill Cloutier's preview capsule here

-- In other men's basketball, Albertus Magnus plays in the second round of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference at Johnson & Wales tonight at 7.

Read Bill Cloutier's preview capsule here

-- In girls basketball, Lauralton Hall takes on Newtown in the South-West Conference final at Pomperaug. This can be a preview of a CIAC Class L tournament game.

Read Chris Hunn's breakdown of all the state tournaments here

-- In boys basketball, the Southern Connecticut Conference begins its tournament with first round games.

Read Joe Morelli's breakdown of the first round games here

The schedule (all games start at 6:30 p.m.):

No. 14 Sheehan at No. 3 Wilbur Cross
No. 13 Notre Dame-West Haven at No. 4 Lyman Hall
No. 12 Hamden at No. 5 Fairfield Prep
No. 11 Hand at No. 6 Xavier
No. 10 Cheshire at No. 7 Branford
No. 9 Foran at No. 8 Amity
 
-- In girls high school hockey, Ingalls Rink will play host to the CCGHL playoff semifinals:

Here is the schedule:

Hall/Conard vs. Simsbury 6:45 p.m.
Amity/North Haven vs. Guilford, 8:45 p.m.

-- In boys hockey, Notre Dame-West Haven travels to play East Haven at 4:30 p.m.