“Even games like this, where you’re on the road in one of the toughest places to play versus one of the best coaches, versus a team that was desperate to win the game and some of the lineup issues, just to overcome those things.” “I think we responded like a program that has won and believes that we’re supposed to win now,” Hurley said. Diarra knocked down a 3 of his own in transition after a block from freshman Jaylin Stewart to make it a 10-0 run and a nine-point UConn lead with about 12 minutes to play. Xavier, making just two 3-pointers on nine attempts in the first half, made its first four to start the second and took its first lead of the game, 52-51, just over four minutes in.Īfter a bit of a scare as Newton limped off the court, he re-entered the game after about a minute and shook off his slow shooting start with back-to-back made 3-pointers. The Musketeers never led in the first half as Castle finished a pair of layups in transition in the final 90 seconds to get the Huskies back up seven, but Quincy Oliveri, the fifth-year transfer from Rice who finished with 24 points, sunk a 3-pointer to cut it to a 42-38 UConn lead at the break. And Diarra, showing off an improved 3-point shot, scored 11 points in the second half without missing from the field (4 of 4).īut the Huskies’ scorching start cooled off and Xavier, getting whatever it wanted in the paint, took advantage with a 13-3 run to tie the game at 35. Tristen Newton had 16 with 11 assists despite shooting 5 of 16 from the field and Alex Karaban added 14 with four rebounds, three assists, three steals and a block.įreshman Stephon Castle reached double-digits for the third-straight game as he scored eight in the second half to finish with 12 (6 of 9), plus six rebounds, eight assists, two steals and two blocks. Spencer led five UConn (14-2, 4-1 Big East) scorers in double digits as he finished with an efficient 19 points on 8 of 14 shooting from the field (3 of 5 from beyond the arc) and added six rebounds, four assists, four steals and a block. The Musketeers rallied from down 14 with about three and a half minutes to go but UConn, with winning plays coming from Cam Spencer and Hassan Diarra down the stretch defensively, was able to avoid a late collapse. It was another grind-it-out game for the fourth-ranked UConn men’s basketball team without star center Donovan Clingan, but the Huskies held on for an 80-75 win on the road at Xavier Wednesday night in Cincinnati.
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