National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Connecticut 62, Tulane 53
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 7, 2015
Where: Devlin Fieldhouse, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials: # Brent Dugas, # Keith Kimble, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 3548

Connecticut 62, Tulane 53:
Rodney Purvis scored eight of his 17 points in the final 3 1/2 minutes as the Huskies came alive down the stretch to overcome the host Green Wave.

Ryan Boatright collected 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Connecticut (13-9, 6-4 American Athletic Conference), which has won back-to-back games after a stretch of four losses in six contests. Daniel Hamilton added 11 points and eight boards while Amida Brimah blocked a career-high eight shots for the Huskies.

Louis Dabney scored 13 points on 4-of-14 shooting to lead Tulane (13-10, 4-7), which shot 32.7 percent from the field. Jay Hook added 11 points and Jonathan Stark scored 10 as the Green Wave dropped their fifth straight game.

Tulane held a 44-39 lead after Dabney’s three-point play with under seven minutes left before UConn took off on a 9-1 run to grab the advantage with under five minutes to play. Dylan Osetkowski tried to break the momentum with a free throw for the Green Wave but Purvis scored seven straight points to put the Huskies in front 55-46 with two minutes remaining.

Stark nailed a 3-pointer two minutes into the second to give Tulane its largest lead of the game at 32-26. UConn chipped away and grabbed a 35-34 lead midway through the second before it went back and forth down the stretch.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Tulane fell to 1-5 at home in AAC play. … F Payton Henson grabbed six rebounds to lead the Green Wave, who posted a 36-29 advantage on the glass. … The Huskies turned the ball over 10 times in the first half but cut that number to four after the break.
Top Game Performances
 
Connecticut   Tulane
Ryan Boatright 18 Scoring Louis Dabney 13
Ryan Boatright 5 Assists Louis Dabney 3
Ryan Boatright 9 Rebounds Payton Henson 6
Ryan Boatright 5 Free Throws Made Louis Dabney 4
Daniel Hamilton 3 Steals Louis Dabney 1
Amida Brimah 8 Blocks Trevante Drye 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Connecticut 62 50.0 4-9 14-19 10 29 12 10 14
Tulane 53 32.7 6-19 11-17 11 31 1 3 16