UConn Huskies vs. SMU Mustangs

Mar 15, 2015

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CONN	19	35	54
SMU	33	29	62

Game Recap

SMU holds off UConn to win AAC championship. RTFORD, Conn. -- Markus Kennedy scored 14 of his 15 points in the first half and No. 20 SMU held off UConn 62-54 on Sunday to win the American Athletic Conference Tournament title.

Player Stats

UCONN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Phillip Nolan	16	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0
35Amida Brimah	24	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	7	2	2	2
5Daniel Hamilton	36	2-9	0-3	4-5	10	3	0	0	0	3	8
44Rodney Purvis	35	11-22	5-13	2-5	3	0	1	0	2	3	29
11Ryan Boatright	35	1-12	1-9	4-4	1	1	0	0	1	5	7
14Rakim Lubin	11	1-2	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	1	3	3
3Terrence Samuel	22	0-3	0-0	2-2	2	2	0	0	0	1	2
21Omar Calhoun	21	0-0	0-0	3-3	1	0	0	0	1	2	3
TOTAL	-	16-4932.7%	6-2524.0%	16-2176.2%	22	6	1	7	7	22	54

SMU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Yanick Moreira	26	3-7	0-0	5-7	5	3	0	0	1	2	11
15Cannen Cunningham	12	0-1	0-0	3-4	4	1	0	1	0	1	3
3Sterling Brown	32	2-5	0-0	0-0	12	0	0	2	1	3	4
1Ryan Manuel	32	1-3	0-1	2-4	3	1	0	2	1	3	4
11Nic Moore	40	3-14	1-7	4-4	0	3	0	0	0	1	11
0Ben Moore	16	3-6	0-0	4-4	6	1	1	0	1	4	10
5Markus Kennedy	24	5-10	0-0	5-6	6	0	1	1	1	4	15
21Ben Emelogu II	19	1-5	0-1	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	4
TOTAL	-	18-5135.3%	1-911.1%	25-3180.6%	40	9	2	6	5	18	62

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCONNSMU

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Connecticut.
(19:47) Daniel Hamilton missed Jumper.
(19:47) Yanick Moreira Defensive Rebound.
(19:41) Jump Ball won by SMU.
(19:30) Nic Moore missed Jumper.
(19:30) Connecticut Defensive Rebound.
(18:56) Ryan Boatright missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:56) Ryan Manuel Block.
(18:56) Sterling Brown Defensive Rebound.
(18:44) Nic Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:44) Phillip Nolan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:12) Rodney Purvis made Jumper.
20
(17:37) Foul on Phillip Nolan.
+1 (17:37) Yanick Moreira made Free Throw.
21
+1 (17:37) Yanick Moreira made Free Throw.
22
(17:21) Foul on Amida Brimah.
(17:21) Amida Brimah Turnover.
(17:10) Foul on Yanick Moreira.
(17:10) Yanick Moreira Turnover.
(16:39) Rodney Purvis missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:39) Ryan Manuel Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:20) Yanick Moreira made Jumper.
24
+2 (15:52) Rodney Purvis made Jumper.
44
+3 (15:36) Nic Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Manuel.
47
(15:19) Rodney Purvis missed Jumper.
(15:19) SMU Defensive Rebound.
(14:57) Foul on Rakim Lubin.
(14:54) Nic Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:54) Daniel Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
(14:32) Foul on Rakim Lubin.
(14:32) Rakim Lubin Turnover.
(14:14) Ryan Manuel missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:14) Yanick Moreira Offensive Rebound.
(13:58) Markus Kennedy missed Jumper.
(13:58) Daniel Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
(13:48) Daniel Hamilton missed Jumper.
(13:48) Rakim Lubin Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:43) Rakim Lubin made Layup.
67
(13:22) Foul on Rakim Lubin.
+1 (13:22) Markus Kennedy made Free Throw.
68
+1 (13:22) Markus Kennedy made Free Throw.
69
(13:06) Rodney Purvis missed Jumper.
(13:06) Markus Kennedy Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:45) Markus Kennedy made Jumper.
611
(12:33) Omar Calhoun Turnover.
(12:33) Ben Moore Steal.
(12:28) Nic Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:28) Markus Kennedy Offensive Rebound.
(12:21) Markus Kennedy missed Jumper.
(12:21) Ben Moore Offensive Rebound.
(12:21) Ben Moore missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(12:21) Omar Calhoun Defensive Rebound.
(12:15) Jump Ball won by Connecticut.
(11:59) Foul on Sterling Brown.
(11:48) Ryan Boatright missed Jumper.
(11:48) Phillip Nolan Offensive Rebound.
(11:44) Foul on Ben Moore.
(11:21) Foul on Ryan Manuel.
+1 (11:21) Ryan Boatright made Free Throw.
711
+1 (11:21) Ryan Boatright made Free Throw.
811
+2 (11:07) Markus Kennedy made Dunk. Assisted by Ben Moore.
813
(10:57) Ryan Boatright missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:57) Ryan Manuel Defensive Rebound.
(10:44) Markus Kennedy missed Layup.
(10:44) Sterling Brown Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:44) Sterling Brown made Two Point Tip Shot.
815
(10:15) Daniel Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:15) Sterling Brown Defensive Rebound.
(9:59) Sterling Brown missed Jumper.
(9:59) Ryan Boatright Defensive Rebound.
(9:39) Terrence Samuel missed Jumper.
(9:39) Markus Kennedy Block.
(9:39) Markus Kennedy Defensive Rebound.
(9:39) Jump Ball won by SMU.
(9:16) Ben Moore missed Layup.
(9:16) Amida Brimah Block.
(9:16) Amida Brimah Defensive Rebound.
(8:45) Foul on Ben Moore.
+1 (8:45) Terrence Samuel made Free Throw.
915
+1 (8:45) Terrence Samuel made Free Throw.
1015
(8:29) Foul on Amida Brimah.
(8:12) Foul on Ryan Manuel.
(8:12) Ryan Manuel Turnover.
(7:45) Daniel Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:45) Ben Emelogu Defensive Rebound.
(7:32) Foul on Phillip Nolan.
+1 (7:32) Ryan Manuel made Free Throw.
1016
(7:32) Ryan Manuel missed Free Throw.
(7:32) SMU Offensive Rebound.
(7:21) Ben Emelogu missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:21) SMU Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:04) Markus Kennedy made Dunk. Assisted by Yanick Moreira.
1018
(6:35) Ryan Boatright missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:35) Ben Emelogu Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:22) Markus Kennedy made Layup. Assisted by Yanick Moreira.
1020
(5:53) Ryan Boatright missed Layup.
(5:53) Sterling Brown Block.
(5:53) Connecticut Offensive Rebound.
(5:44) Ryan Boatright missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:44) Sterling Brown Defensive Rebound.
(5:30) Foul on Rodney Purvis.
+1 (5:30) Markus Kennedy made Free Throw.
1021
+1 (5:30) Markus Kennedy made Free Throw.
1022
(4:55) Rodney Purvis missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:55) Sterling Brown Defensive Rebound.
(4:35) Nic Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:35) Daniel Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
(4:28) Rodney Purvis missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:28) Sterling Brown Defensive Rebound.
(4:09) Foul on Daniel Hamilton.
+1 (4:09) Yanick Moreira made Free Throw.
1023
(4:09) Yanick Moreira missed Free Throw.
(4:09) Connecticut Defensive Rebound.
(4:08) Foul on Sterling Brown.
+1 (4:08) Daniel Hamilton made Free Throw.
1123
+1 (4:08) Daniel Hamilton made Free Throw.
1223
+2 (3:47) Ben Emelogu made Jumper.
1225
+3 (3:23) Rodney Purvis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terrence Samuel.
1525
+2 (3:02) Markus Kennedy made Layup.
1527
+3 (2:39) Rodney Purvis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Daniel Hamilton.
1827
(2:19) Ben Moore missed Jumper.
(2:19) Connecticut Defensive Rebound.
(2:15) Foul on Markus Kennedy.
+1 (2:15) Rakim Lubin made Free Throw.
1927
(2:15) Rakim Lubin missed Free Throw.
(2:15) Cannen Cunningham Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:43) Ben Moore made Jumper. Assisted by Nic Moore.
1929
(1:18) Ryan Boatright missed Jumper.
(1:18) Cannen Cunningham Block.
(1:18) Cannen Cunningham Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:11) Ben Moore made Layup.
1931
(0:45) Rodney Purvis missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:45) Ben Moore Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:05) Ben Moore made Dunk. Assisted by Nic Moore.
1933
(0:01) Ryan Boatright missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:01) Connecticut Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CONN

SMU

54Points62

16-49(32.7%)Field Goal(%)18-51(35.3%)

6-25(24.0%)3-Point(%)1-9(11.1%)

16-21(76.2%)Free Throw(%)25-31(80.6%)

30(7)Rebounds(Offensive)43(14)

6Assists9

1Steals2

7Blocks6

7Turnovers6

22(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

Game Details

Sunday, March 15, 2015 · 3:15 PM

Moody Coliseum · Dallas, TX

attendance: 13,365 (190.9%)

tv: ESPN

spread: SMU -2