Despite giving UConn Country a little scare in the second half, Jerome Dyson scored 22 points to lead the UConn Huskies to a 92-64 win over the Boston University Terriers in front of 11,502 at the XL Center in Hartford, CT on Wednesday night.
Early in the second half, Dyson was trying to make a move to the basket when he slipped as he went to plant his right knee. Initially it looked like he either reinjured his knee or pulled his groin but he returned to the game just four minutes later.
The Huskies move to 5-1 on the season while the Terriers fall to 2-6.
Including Dyson, UConn had five players reach double-digits in scoring.
Stanley Robinson had 16 points and 9 rebounds while Kemba Walker recorded his first career double-double with 15 points and 10 assists. Gavin Edwards came off the bench to add 12 points and 9 rebounds. Freshman Jamal Coombs-McDaniel chipped in with a career-high 12 points.
John Holland paced the Terriers with 23 points while Jake O’Brien had 18 points and 10 rebounds. B.J. Bailey added 10 points in the losing effort.
Early on it was ugly for the Huskies as they couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn. They made just 3-of-12 shots and found themselves trailing 13-9. With the score 15-13 in favor of BU, UConn broke out the pressure and it worked wonders. They were able to use the press to go on 12-1 run to pull ahead.
They would expand their lead to 18 points at the end of the first half on a 12-3 run.
The second half was more of the same as the Huskies got their lead to as high as 33 points before settling for a 28 point win.
While not pretty, the Huskies got the job done and got the win. They dominated the glass, holding a 54-29 advantage of the smaller Terriers squad. At this point, a win is a win and that’s all we can ask for right now.
The Huskies return to action on Sunday afternoon when the Harvard Crimson come to Gampel Pavilion. Tip is scheduled for 1 p.m. and the game will be televised locally on My-TV9 and SNY.
