National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Connecticut 75, Providence 57
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 13, 2011
Where: Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Connecticut
Officials: # Tim Higgins, # Mike Roberts, # Earl Walton
Attendance: 10167
Kemba Walker scored 22 points and added seven assists and six rebounds as No. 9 Connecticut pulled away late for a 75-57 victory over Providence in Storrs on Sunday.

Jamal Coombs-McDaniel scored a career-high 25 points off the bench for the Huskies (19-5, 7-5 Big East), who joined a group of three other teams in a tie for fifth place in the Big East.

Big East leading scorer Marshon Brooks scored 25 points for the Friars (14-11, 3-9), who have yet to win a conference game on the road this season.

Brooks got the better of Walker - 13 points to eight - in the first half but Connecticut still took a 33-30 lead into the break thanks to a 7-0 run to end the period. Coombs-McDaniel capped the surge by converting a three-point play and took a team-high 12 points into the locker room.

Providence kept it close for the early part of the second until the Huskies used a 14-3 burst to push the lead to 55-44 midway through the period.

The Friars cut it to single digits again on Brooks’ free throws with 5:15 left but Walker found Coombs-McDaniel for a layup and then got an offensive rebound and knocked down a 3-pointer that bounced high up off the rim before splashing through to make it 68-55 with 3:48 left.
Top Game Performances
 
Providence   Connecticut
Marshon Brooks 25 Scoring Jamal Coombs-McDaniel 25
Vincent Council 9 Assists Kemba Walker 7
Marshon Brooks 7 Rebounds Charles Okwandu 11
Marshon Brooks 10 Free Throws Made Kemba Walker 5
Marshon Brooks 2 Steals Donnell Beverly 1
Marshon Brooks 1 Blocks Charles Okwandu 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Providence 57 33.3 3-20 14-22 10 32 4 5
Connecticut 75 46.8 7-16 10-14 19 38 4 4