Hot-shooting Huskies sink Pirates

By Al Myatt
©2016 Bonesville.net
All rights reserved.

STORRS, CT —  Five players scored in double figures for Connecticut in an 85-67 American Athletic Conference win over visiting East Carolina on Sunday.

Shonn Miller and N.C. State transfer Rodney Purvis had 16 points for the Huskies (17-6, 7-3 AAC).

ECU (10-13, 2-8) got a game-high 21 points from senior point guard Prince Williams.

Jalen Adams made seven of eight field goal attempts in a 14-point effort for UConn, which made 35 of 63 as a team for 55.5 percent.

Daniel Hamilton and Sterling Gibbs each tallied 12 points for the Huskies.

Hamilton controlled 16 rebounds as UConn led 35-30 on the boards. Hamilton also had five assists and three steals.

ECU did not shoot as well as the hosts, dropping 23 of 62 field goal attempts for 37.1 percent. The Pirates partially offset that performance by making 14 of 17 from the line for 82.4 percent.

Two of ECU's missed free throws came late in the first half following a technical foul on UConn's Phillip Nolan.

The Pirates trailed 42-33 at the break.

A layup by ECU's Clarence Williams tied the score at 17 with 11:27 left in the first half. UConn went ahead to stay at 19-17 on a basket in the paint by Adams.

Williams scored with 17:17 remaining to get the Pirates within 46-41. The Huskies subsequently led by 21 points on two occasions.

B.J. Tyson had 11 points and three assists for ECU. Kentrell Barkley finished with nine points and three assists.

Michael Zangari had seven points. Caleb White and Lance Tejada scored five points each.

Michel Nzege led the Pirates in rebounding with six.

ECU hosts Tulane (8-16, 1-10) on Wednesday at 6:15 p.m.

PAGE UPDATED 02/08/16 04:43 AM.

Copyright © Bonesville.net. All rights rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in any fashion. Information from Bonesville staff members, East Carolina University, Conference USA and other sources was used in composing and/or compiling the articles and data on this site. This site is editorially independent and is not affiliated with East Carolina University or Conference USA. View Bonesville.net's privacy policy. For advertising or other information, e-mail editor@bonesville.net.