New Hampshire didn't score for nearly 6 minutes and was held to 15 points in the first half as the Huskies ran away with it. The Huskies came out in a fullcourt press and nearly squeezed the Wildcats right out of the building. UConn's size, speed and depth made sure of that. "That's what this game is all about, getting ourselves ready for the next three games and then head on into our league games," Calhoun said. 30 in hopes of rolling into January and the Big East season at 11-0. UConn plays host to in-state rival Quinnipiac on Dec. Next up for UConn is Morehead State, followed by Stony Brook. The game was the first of four inferior opponents at home for the Huskies, who have been beating opponents by an average of nearly 20 points. His back-to-back baskets with 13:49 left in the game were the Wildcats? first consecutive scores.
Marcus Johnson, making his first start for an injured Denham Brown (bruised knee), had a career-high 20 points for the Huskies (8-0).īlagoj Janev led the Wildcats (2-8) with 24 points. Those kind of things are going to allow you to win most of the times," UConn coach Jim Calhoun said. "We're bigger, we're stronger and we're quicker. Rudy Gay had 22 points and three steals and Ed Nelson dominated down low with 11 rebounds in UConn's 86-44 victory on Sunday. The University of Connecticut men's basketball team put the squeeze on overmatched New Hampshire early and the second-ranked and unbeaten Huskies cruised to another lopsided win.