University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
Yale
UConn Falls to Yale, 45-44, On Friday
12/5/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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STORRS, Conn. - Yale's Jack Montague hit a 3-point shot with 1.7 seconds remaining to give the Bulldogs a stunning 45-44 upset win over defending national champion UConn on Friday night despite 14 points from University of Connecticut center Amida Brimah (Accra, Ghana). The loss drops the Huskies to 3-3 on the season, while the Bulldogs now stand at 7-2.
The shot gave the Bulldogs their first win over the Huskies since 1986. It came from the left corner, almost the same spot where Texas' Jonathan Holmes beat the Huskies in the final seconds on Sunday. The loss was the third straight for UConn, which did not drop more than two in a row all last year.
Javier Duren had 15 points and Justin Sears added 12 to lead Yale, which had hit just two of 20 shots from 3-point range before Montague's game-winner.
Redshirt sophomore guard Sam Cassell Jr. (Balitmore, Md.) added 12 points for the Huskies, who trailed for all but 3 1/2 minutes of the game. Connecticut managed just one offensive rebound on the night and Yale finished the game with a 36-25 advantage on the boards.
Neither team shot well from beyond the arc, as the two combined to go 5-32 from the 3-point line. Friday's results also snapped UConn's 13-game winning streak over the Bulldogs.
The Huskies return to action a week from Sunday on Nov. 14 when they host Coppin State at the XL Center. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m.
