Postgame Notes

Dec. 21, 2012

GAME NOTES
Fordham Rams vs. Connecticut Huskies
Friday, December 21^st, 2012 at 7:00 PM
XL Center - Hartford, CT

The Huskies improve their all-time record against the Rams to 12-10, including a streak of six consecutive wins against Fordham
Ryan Boatright set career highs with 26 points and nine assists in 35 minutes
Tonight marks just the fourth time in 11 games this season that UConn has allowed an opponent to shoot over 40% - Fordham shot 45.8% from the field
UConn only committed two turnovers during the first half compared to 13 from the Rams - The Huskies scored 21 points off of Rams turnovers in the first half
The 57 points scored by UConn in the first half marks the most points the team has scored in a first half all season, besting their previous high of 40 against Michigan State
The Huskies are now 3-0 this season at the XL Center and 228-83 all-time in Hartford
Fordham falls to 0-3 on the season against Big East teams (also lost to Pittsburgh and St. Johns)
Fordham's Branden Frazier set a career high with 26 points, besting his previous high of 24 against LIU in 2010
Fordham head coach Tom Pecora falls to below .500 in his coaching career (174-175), and drops to 19-49 at the helm of Fordham over the past 3 seasons
Ryan Boatright and DeAndre Daniels combined for the first 13 points UConn scored - no other Husky player scored until Omar Calhoun hit a pair of free throws with 12:35 remaining in the first half
After Fordham tied the game at 15, UConn went on a 14-0 run aided by three pointers from Omar Calhoun and R.J Evans
UConn entered the game a averaging 8.2 steals/gm - They recorded 10 steals in the first half and finished with 15
After UConn opened up a 32 point lead early in the second half, Fordham went on a 19-0 run that lasted from 18:14 to 12:14
This is the second consecutive game the Huskies have had four players with double digit points (Daniels, Boatright, Napier, Calhoun)
The Huskies improve to 7-0 when leading at the half while Fordham falls to 1-8 when trailing at halftime
The Rams entered the game shooting 29.3% from beyond the arc - Tonight they connected on 9-21 (42.9%)

University of Connecticut Athletics

Players Mentioned

Ryan Boatright

Omar Calhoun

DeAndre Daniels

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