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11/23 19:21 CST Silas Demary's triple-double powers No. 3 UConn Huskies past
Bryant 72-49
Silas Demary's triple-double powers No. 3 UConn Huskies past Bryant 72-49
By JIM FULLER
Associated Press
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) --- Silas Demary Jr. had 10 points, 10 rebounds, 10
assists to lead No. 3 UConn to a 72-49 win over Bryant on Sunday night.
Demary completed the triple-double with an assist on a Reibe dunk with 3:01
left. He came out of the game with 2:25 remaining and received an enthusiastic
greeting from his teammates.
Eric Reibe led the Huskies (5-1) with 16 points.
UConn got off to a sluggish start offensively, missing six of its first eight
layups, but the Huskies played solid defense. Bryant missed 13 of its first 15
field-goal attempts. The Bulldogs went 12:33 without a field goal in the first
half as the Huskies had runs of 9-0, 8-0 and 7-0 en route to leading 37-21 at
halftime.
Solo Ball had the first five points in a 9-0 run that turned a one-point
advantage into a 15-5 lead. Ball led the Huskies with eight points in the first
half.
Bryant's Timofei Rudovskii failed to complete a four-point early in the second
half. Reibe had four points as UConn responded with an 8-0 run. Rudovskii led
Bryant (1-5) with 11 points and Ty Tabales finished with 10 points,
Tarris Reed Jr., UConn's top scorer and rebounder, missed his second
consecutive game with an ankle injury. Big East Freshman Braylon Mullins
continues to be sidelined with an ankle injury. Freshman Jacob Furphy made his
UConn debut with 5:04 left in the first half. He has also been out of action as
a result of an ankle injury.
Bryant, the reigning America East champion, started three freshmen against
UConn. The Bulldogs have put together a challenging schedule, with two of the
other losses coming against ACC teams, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech.
Up next Bryant is at home against Mercy University on Wednesday. UConn plays No. 8 Illinois on Friday at the SentinelOne Showdown at Madison Square Garden. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball |
