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DONNA TOMMELLEO
AP Sports Writer

STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- Albert Mouring had 19 points and Caron Butler added 17 to lead Connectiut to a 60-53 win over Miami on Saturday.

Mouring scored four of the last six points of the game as the Huskies held off the Hurricanes, who rallied to within six from a 23-point deficit.

With the win, UConn (18-9, 7-7 Big East) avenged a 3-point loss to Miami on Jan. 20.

Each team had 30 rebounds and 14 turnovers. Miami, the top-shooting 3-point team in the Big East, faltered behind the arc and shot just 4-of-9 from long range.

UConn built a 39-16 lead with 17:45 remaining in the game and would need all of that cushion. Over the next 11 minutes, Miami (14-11, 6-9) outscored the Huskies 21-4. John Salmons had 12 of his team-leading 16 points in the second half and six points in that spurt.

Back-to-back 3-pointers from Miami's James Jones and Marcus Barnes cut UConn's lead to six at 43-37. The Hurricanes would get no closer the rest of the way.

Butler had nine points and Mouring had seven in UConn's game opening 18-4 run. The scoring slowed to a crawl after that. The Huskies went 15 straight possesions over seven minutes without scoring. Miami got four points from Salmon in a 8-0 run in that span.

The Hurricanes shot just 22 percent in the first half and had 10 turnovers in the period.

Mouring's 3-pointer with 14:34 left in the first half kicked off a 9-4 run to end the half and UConn took a 30-16 lead at the break.

James Jones finished with 11 points for Miami and had a game-high seven boards. The Huskies held Miami scoring leader Darius Rice to five points, 10 below his average.

Butler, Edmund Saunders and Souleymane Wane had six rebounds apiece for UConn.