The UConn Huskies (26-8) will battle the St. Joseph's Hawks (24-9) at the First Niagara Center this afternoon in Buffalo, NY.

The game will start at 6:55 p.m. ET and can be watched online through live stream via the link provided below (free for subscribers).

New Huskies head coach Kevin Ollie looks to continue his predecessor's success as the 7th seed UConn face off against the 10th seed St. Joseph's Hawks tonight. This is the first time UConn is playing in a NCAA tournament without their legendary former head coach Jim Calhoun. Calhoun personally choose his former Huskies star Kevin Ollie as his replacement after he retired from coaching. Calhoun led UConn to 3 NCAA Championship in his tenure that started in 1986 and ended in 2012.

"Coach Calhoun is like a father figure to me," said Ollie said to reporters regarding his former coach. "I never went in there like I'm going to fill those shoes and try to be Coach Calhoun. I've got to be Kevin Ollie." 

The Huskies recently lost to the Louisville Cardinals by the final score of 71-61 in the AAC Men's Basketball Tournament on March 15. 

St. Joseph's Hawks head Coach Phil Martelli and his squad must defeat the Huskies if they have any dreams of winning a National Championship.

Previously, The Hawks defeated the VCU Rams by the final score of 65-61 in the A-10 Championship on March 16. 

Today's game will start at 6:55 PM ET and can be watched on TV on the TNT network or online through live stream by clicking here.