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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

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