National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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
Where: USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida
Officials: # Jeff Clark, # Lee Jones, # Peter Juzenas
Attendance: 4668
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 |