Tyler Olander with 9 points each. Olander also contributed 9 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 blocked shots in a solid all-around performance. QUITE A START: UConn opened the regular-season with a win that shocked the college basketball world, upsetting then-No. 14 Michigan State, 66-62, Friday night in the first Armed Forces Classic on the Ramstein Air Base in southwest Germany. The Huskies came out of the gate on fire, hitting 11 of their first 12 shots and building a 16-point lead before settling for a 40-33 halftime advantage. Michigan State worked its way back in the second half, taking a 58-56 lead with 5:43 remaining. But consecutive threepointers by Shabazz Napier and Ryan Boatright put UConn in front for good and four straight free throws by Napier in the final 13 seconds sealed the win. Napier led the Huskies with 25 points, while Boatright had 13 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 5 steals, and DeAndre Daniels added 12 points and 8 rebounds. Michigan State was paced by 17 points from Keith Appling, while Branden Dawson had 15 points and 10 rebounds. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE: UConn’s defense has picked up where it left off in the last few games of last season. The Huskies held Michigan State to 37.5 percent shooting for the game, on their way to the 66-62 victory. Against Vermont, the Huskies were even more stingy, holding the Catamounts to 30.0 percent shooting. For the season, UConn is holding opponents to 38.9 percent and 60.7 points per game. UConn held opponents to under 40 percent shooting in three of its final four games last year and 19 times during the season. For the 2011-12 year, the Huskies held opponents 38.6 percent. BLOCK PARTY: The Huskies just might be up to their old tricks when it comes to blocking opponents’ shots. UConn led the nation in blocks for eight straight seasons from 2002-2009. After a bit of a slip in the block statistics in 2009-10 and 2010-11, last year the Huskies finished tied with Syracuse for third in the country in blocks per game (6.9), behind only Kentucky (8.6) and St. Joseph’s (7.2). This season, UConn got off to a big block beginning, swatting away 10 Michigan State shots. For the season, UConn is averaging 7.0 blocks per game. Junior Tyler Olander leads the Huskies in blocked shots at 3.3 per game. CALLED FOR TRAVELING: The UConn basketball team is in the midst of a 15-day stretch to start the 2012-13 season that includes throusands of miles of travel. The Huskies returned on Nov. 10 from a 7,800mile round trip to Ramstein, Germany, where they began regular-season play with a 66-62 upset victory over nationally-ranked
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100 Points by a Team By UConn 103 vs. Chattanooga, 3/19/09# By Opponent 127 vs. Syracuse, 3/12/09 (6OT)*
Individual
90 Points by a Team By UConn 97 vs. DePaul, 3/8/11 By Opponent 127 vs. Syracuse, 3/12/09 (6OT)*
30 Points by a Player 32, Jeremy Lamb vs. Villanona, 2/20/12
50-plus Point Win By UConn 103-47 vs. Chattanooga, 3/19/09# By Opponent -----
40 Points by a Player 42, Kemba Walker vs. vermont, 11/17/10
20 Rebounds by a Player 21, Alex Oriakhi at Texas, 1/8/11 15 Rebounds by a Player 19, Alex Oriakhi vs DePaul, 3/9/11*
40-plus Point Win Two Players with 20 Points By UConn 103-47 vs. Chattanooga, 3/19/09# vs. West virginia, 1/9/12 By Opponent 101-61 at Syracuse, 11/30/77 Jeremy Lamb 25, Andre Drummond 20 30-plus Point Win By UConn 77-40 vs. Holy Cross, 12/18/11 By Opponent 90-57 at St. John’s, 2/1/92
Two Players with 10 Rebounds vs. Coppin State, 11/20/11 Shabazz Napier 12, Tyler Olander 10
15 Field Goals Made 20-plus Point Win By UConn 80-54 vs. DePaul, 2/15/12 15, Kemba Walker vs. vermont, 11/17/10 By Opponent 80-59 at Louisville, 2/6/12 10 Free Throws Made 14, Kemba Walker vs. Cincinnati, 3/9/11# 60-Percent Shooting by a Team By UConn .604 vs. St. John’s, 12/31/11 By Opponent .615 vs. Stony Brook, 12/28/00 10 Assists by a Player 11, Shabazz Napier vs. DePaul, 2/15/12 Overtime Game UConn Win 71-67 vs. West Virginia*, 3/7/12 UConn Loss 67-74 vs. Marquette, 2/24/11 Multi-Overtime Game UConn Win 94-91 at Boston College, 2/9/94
UConn Loss 117-127 vs. Syracuse, 3/12/09 (6OT)*
20-plus Turnovers By UConn L, 67-60 at Rutgers, 1/7/12 By Opponent L, 67-72 at Syracuse, 2/10/10 10 Three Point Field Goals Made By UConn 10 vs. Florida State, 11/26/11 By Opponent 10 vs. Marquette, 2/18/12
15 Assists by a Player 16, Marcus Williams vs. Notre Dame, 1/30/05 5 Steals by a Player 5, Ryan Boatright, vs. Michigan St., 11/9/12 - Ramstein Air Base, Germany 5 Blocks by a Player 7, Andre Drummond vs. Seton Hall, 2/4/12 10 Blocks by a Player 10, Hasheem Thabeet vs. PC, 1/31/09 5 Three-Point FGM by a Player 6, Shabazz Napier vs. Florida State, 11/26/11
10 Blocks By UConn
Double-Double by a Player Andre Drummond 14p-10r vs. Syracuse 3/8/12*
60 Rebounds By UConn 76 vs. Syracuse, 3/12/09 (6OT)*
Triple-Double by a Player Shabazz Napier 22p-12r-13a vs. Coppin State, 11/20/11
10 vs. Michigan St., 11/09/12 - Ramstein Air Base, Germany By Opponent 12 at Syracuse, 2/10/10 Conesecutive Double-Double by a Player Andre Drummond 17p-14r vs. Syracuse, 2/25/12 15 Blocks 14p-12r at Providence, 2/28/12 By UConn 16 vs. Maine, 12/22/09
By UConn 64 vs. Coppin State, 12/27/06 By Opponent 67 vs. Syracuse, 3/12/09 (6OT)*
By Opponent
60 at Seton Hall, 2/11/06
30 Free Throws Made By UConn 31 vs. Maine, 11/17/11 By Opponent 40 vs. Syracuse, 3/12/09 (6OT)* * - BIG EAST Tournament # - NCAA Tournament
Two Players with a Double-Double Win, 80-54 vs. DePaul, 2/15/12 Shabazz Napier: 14p-11a Alex Oriakhi: 14p-10r Four Players in Double Figures Win, 77-71, vs. Wake Forest, 11/16/12 Shabazz Napier 16, Ryan Boatright 16, DeAndre Daniels 12, Enosch Wolf 12
Five Players in Double Figures Win, 80-60 vs. Maine, 11/17/11 Jeremy Lamb 16, Alex Oriakhi 16 DeAndre Daniels 15, Andre Drummond 11, Tyler Olander 11 2012-2013 University of Connecticut Basketball Media Notes November 16-19, 2012 at U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam UConnHuskies.com