Dysonâs Nine Steals Help UConn Upend St. Johnâs
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Jerome Dyson tied a team record with nine steals and A. J. Price scored a career-high 25 points as Connecticut beat St. Johnâs, 81-65, on Tuesday in the Huskiesâ Big East home opener.
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Jeff Adrien scored a career-high 18 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead No. 19 Connecticut to an 81-53 victory over Northeastern last night in Storrs, Conn.
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St. John's 27 Central Cath. 17 DANVERS -- In a grind-it-out game between two strong rushing attacks and two stingy defenses, both Central Catholic and St. John's Prep had their share of big plays.
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Massachusetts made sure its first home game against a defending national champion was one to remember. The Minutemen stunned seventh-ranked Connecticut 61-59 on Rashaun Freeman&#39;s layup with 4.3 seconds to play Thursday night.
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Charlie Villanueva had 19 points and 13 rebounds to lead a dominating inside game, Denham Brown scored a season-high 19 points, and No. 10 Connecticut rebounded from a surprise loss in its Big East opener to defeat Georgetown 66-59 Saturday.
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While Cornell was hitting from long range, Syracuse simply stole the game. Hakim Warrick had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Syracuse&#39;s pressing defense had 11 steals in forcing 17 second-half
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Demetris Nichols and Andy Rautins each hit a pair 3-pointers to key a 14-0 second-half spurt and host Syracuse beat No. 9 Georgetown, 72-68, last night.
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Craig Austrie dribbled nearly the length of the court, penetrated the lane and made a 14-foot runner to give No. 17 Connecticut its ninth consecutive victory.
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Tina Charles has 19 points and 11 rebounds and Mel Thomas adds 16 points, leading top-ranked Connecticut to an 88-38 victory over host Villanova in the Big East Conference opener for both teams.
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Josh Boone scored 20 points and Connecticut's frontcourt dominated on an off night by the guards in the 16th-ranked Huskies' 77-68 victory over Seton Hall last night in East Rutherford, N.J.
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The first step in AJ Price&#39;s recovery might be simply to simply take out the trash. The University of Connecticut freshman guard was recovering at his home in Amityville, NY, on Tuesday, after
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Mel Thomas led No. 11 Connecticut with 12 points, snapping St. John's 11 game-winning streak with a 60-32 victory on Sunday.
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This season, Connecticut didn't wait until the second half to put Albany away. Freshman Gavin Edwards scored 16 points, and sophomore Marcus Johnson had 14 in leading the 18th-ranked Huskies to a 86-55 win over the Great Danes in Sunday.
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Demetris Nichols and Andy Rautins each hit a pair 3-pointers to key a 14-0 second-half spurt and Syracuse beat No. 9 Georgetown 72-58 on Monday night. The victory snapped the Hoyas' 11-game winning streak and gave the Orange a strong claim for the postseason.
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Connecticut watched as No. 1 Duke and No. 2 Tennessee lost in their conference tournaments on Saturday. The No. 3 Huskies then went out Sunday and opened their Big East tournament with a 74-54 quarterfinal blowout win over South Florida.
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The eighth-ranked Connecticut Huskies narrowly avoided their first two-game losing streak in 12 seasons, beating South Florida, 75-65, last night with Barbara Turner getting 8 of her 23 points in overtime.
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The numbers were sobering to even the most ardent Providence fan. In the last nine years, the Friars had managed one win in the Big East tournament -- and that came in 2003.