National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Connecticut 82, Texas 81
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 8, 2011
Where: Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas
Officials: # Jim Burr, # John Higgins, # Doug Shows
Attendance: 16734

Kemba Walker hit a fadeaway jumper with five seconds left in overtime to lift No. 9 Connecticut to an 82-81 victory over No. 12 Texas on Saturday.

Walker finished with 22 points and nine rebounds while Alex Oriakhi added 11 points and 21 boards for the Huskies (12-2).

The host Longhorns (12-3) led by as much as nine points in the first half and took a 37-32 lead into the break. Texas maintained a slim lead until midway through the second half when Shabazz Napier’s 3-pointer at the 10:11 mark gave Connecticut a 58-56 edge. The Huskies would stretch the lead to 63-56 before Texas scored again, with Jordan Hamilton’s free throw snapping a five-minute scoring drought.

Napier hit two more jumpers over the next two minutes to keep Connecticut clear until the Longhorns went on another spurt, pulling ahead 71-70 with 1:33 left. Knotted at 73-73, both teams squandered opportunities in the final seconds, sending it to overtime.

Walker gave the Huskies the lead with a circus-shot 3-pointer with 2:15 left, heaving it up from 35 feet as the shot clock expired, but Texas came back with two straight buckets before Walker struck again with the game-winner.


Top Game Performances
 
Connecticut   Texas
Kemba Walker 22 Scoring J'Covan Brown 20
Donnell Beverly 3 Assists Cory Joseph 4
Alex Oriakhi 21 Rebounds Jordan Hamilton 11
Donnell Beverly 4 Free Throws Made Gary Johnson 6
Roscoe Smith 2 Steals Jordan Hamilton 2
Alex Oriakhi 2 Blocks Gary Johnson 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Connecticut 82 38.1 6-15 12-14 10 48 3 6
Texas 81 45.6 5-13 14-23 15 38 6 5