National Basketball Association
Connecticut 81, South Florida 51
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, February 25, 2016
Where: USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida
Officials:
# Jeff Clark, # Lee Jones, # Peter Juzenas
Attendance:
4668
By The Sports Xchange
Guard Rodney Purvis scored 18 points as Connecticut crushed USF 81-51 on Thursday in Tampa, Fla.
Forward Shonn Miller recorded 16 points and seven rebounds for the Huskies (20-8, 10-5 American Athletic), who are tied for third in the conference - one game behind Temple and SMU. Freshman Jalen Adams added 12 points, six rebounds and six assists.
Center Jaleel Cousins scored 11 points for the Bulls (7-22, 4-12), who trailed 43-16 early in the second half.
Connecticut closed the first half with a 14-2 run to lead 28-13 at the break. Allen's basket made it 72-42 with 4:38 remaining.
The Huskies shot 57.1 percent from the field and were 9 for 17 from 3-point range. USF finished 28 percent from the floor and was outrebounded 37-27.
Top Game Performances
| Connecticut |
|
South Florida |
|
Rodney Purvis 18 |
Scoring |
Jaleel Cousins 11 |
|
Daniel Hamilton 9 |
Assists |
Bo Zeigler 3 |
|
Daniel Hamilton 8 |
Rebounds |
Chris Perry 6 |
|
Shonn Miller 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jaleel Cousins 7 |
|
Jalen Adams 2 |
Steals |
Nehemias Morillo 2 |
|
Amida Brimah 2 |
Blocks |
Jaleel Cousins 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Connecticut
|
81 |
57.1 |
9-17 |
8-11 |
21 |
36 |
4 |
9 |
14 |
| South Florida
|
51 |
28.0 |
4-13 |
19-25 |
6 |
25 |
3 |
5 |
15 |