National Basketball Association
Connecticut 83, Furman 58
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 21, 2015
Where: Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Connecticut
Officials:
# AJ Desai, # Mark Schnur, # Isaac Brunett
Attendance:
8190
By The Sports Xchange
Forward Shonn Miller scored 18 points and freshman guard Jalen Adams added a career-high 14 off the bench as No. 19 UConn rolled to an 83-58 win over Furman on Saturday afternoon at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn.
The Huskies improved to 3-0 as they wore down the Paladins (2-2) with their size and athleticism, holding Furman to 34.8 percent shooting. The Huskies began the game with a 12-1 run and held a double-digit lead throughout. For the Huskies, the bench did much of the heavy lifting with Adams leading the charge in his third college game shooting 6-of-10 from the floor with six assists. Guard Rodney Purvis added 13 points for the Huskies, who play Michigan in Bermuda at the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday.
For Furman, forward Matt Rafferty scored 15 points and forward Geoff Beans added 14.
UConn's defense smothered Furman as it held the Paladins to only one 2-point field goal in the first half and 16 points in the paint the entire game. The Paladins shot 20 percent, 1 of 8 on 2-pointers, in the first half as the Huskies led 39-19.
Top Game Performances
Furman |
|
Connecticut |
Matt Rafferty 15 |
Scoring |
Shonn Miller 18 |
Stephen Croone 3 |
Assists |
Rodney Purvis 7 |
Kris Acox 10 |
Rebounds |
Shonn Miller 7 |
Devin Sibley 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Shonn Miller 4 |
Stephen Croone 1 |
Steals |
Jalen Adams 2 |
Kendrec Ferrara 1 |
Blocks |
Amida Brimah 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Furman
|
58 |
34.5 |
10-36 |
10-13 |
13 |
31 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
Connecticut
|
83 |
46.4 |
11-30 |
8-8 |
20 |
38 |
1 |
7 |
5 |