National Basketball Association
Southern Methodist 73, Connecticut 55
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 14, 2015
Where: Moody Coliseum, Abilene, Texas
Officials:
# Rod Dixon, # Duke Edsall, # Darron George
Attendance:
7395
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No. 25 SMU 73, Connecticut 55: Yanick Moreira collected 13 points and 10 rebounds as the Mustangs tightened their hold on the American Athletic Conference by knocking off the visiting Huskies.
Markus Kennedy added 13 points and eight boards off the bench while Sterling Brown scored 13 for SMU (21-5, 12-2 AAC), which moved a game ahead of Tulsa for first place in the AAC. Nic Moore contributed 10 points and six assists for the Mustangs.
Ryan Boatright scored 19 points for UConn (14-10, 7-5), which had a three-game winning streak come to an end. Daniel Hamilton added 13 points on 3-of-11 shooting as the Huskies shot 34 percent from the field.
Boatright’s 3-pointer gave UConn a 10-3 lead less than four minutes into the game before Ryan Manuel’s jumper capped a 12-0 run that put SMU in front. Moore’s 3-pointer stretched it to 31-19 and the Mustangs cruised into the break with a 41-26 cushion.
Kentan Facey’s basket drew the Huskies within 45-35 with 16 1/2 minutes remaining but UConn went the next six minutes without scoring as SMU pushed the advantage back to 19 points. Moore’s transition 3-pointer with just under six minutes to play pushed it to 67-39 as the Mustangs put it away.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Mustangs are 3-0 against the Huskies since the teams joined the AAC last before last season. … UConn C Amida Brimah blocked two shots after swatting away a total 15 in the last two contests. … The Huskies have lost five of their last six road games.
Top Game Performances
| Connecticut |
|
Southern Methodist |
|
Ryan Boatright 19 |
Scoring |
Sterling Brown 13 |
|
Daniel Hamilton 4 |
Assists |
Nic Moore 6 |
|
Kentan Facey 6 |
Rebounds |
Yanick Moreira 10 |
|
Daniel Hamilton 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Yanick Moreira 5 |
|
Ryan Boatright 2 |
Steals |
Ben Emelogu 3 |
|
Amida Brimah 2 |
Blocks |
Markus Kennedy 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Connecticut
|
55 |
34.0 |
7-25 |
14-20 |
10 |
28 |
3 |
4 |
15 |
| Southern Methodist
|
73 |
48.1 |
3-8 |
18-23 |
14 |
35 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
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