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Huskies Take Down Virginia Tech, 95-60
Boxscore
Hartford, CT (January 10)-- Ben Gordon ( Fr., Mt. Vernon,
NY) came off the bench to score 18 points to lead five teammates in double
figures as hot-shooting Connecticut routed BIG EAST foe Virginia Tech, 95-60,
before a sellout crowd of 16,294 at the Hartford Civic Center Thursday night.
The victory improves the Huskies record to 9-3, a perfect
3-0 in league play. The Hokies tumble to 6-9 with the loss, 0-3 in BIG EAST
play.
UConn scored the first four points of the game and were
never headed, leading by as many as 14 in the first half before settling for a
39-30 lead at intermission. Gordon paced a balanced attack with nine points in
the first half, while Johnnie Selvie (Sr., Flint, MI) added eight.
Connecticut blazed out of the gate after halftime, hitting
14 of their first 19 shots. The Huskies shot a sizzling 63% (17-of-27) for the
second half, and finished the game at 56% (33-o- 59). The Huskies committed a
season-low seven turnovers and connected on a season-high eight three-pointers.
Joining Gordon in double figures was the entire UConn
starting five. Tony Robertson (Jr., E. Providence, RI) and Selvie each had 15
points, while Caron Butler (So., Racine, WI) and Emeka Okafor (Fr., Houston, TX)
chipped in with 11 apiece. Taliek Brown (So., Queens, NY) added 10 points,
while dishing out a game-high eight assists. Brown also turned over the ball
just once and hit all five of his field goal attempts in 29 solid minutes.
Brian Chase and Carlos Dixon led Virginia Tech with 15 and
13 points respectively.
The Huskies return to action on Sunday, Jan. 13, when they
travel to Philadelphia, PA, to play league foe Villanova at the First Union
Center. Game time is set for noon.
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