With a win in the opening game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, the Huskies advance to the semifinals and will face Dayton on Friday.
Game details
When: 2:30 p.m.
Where: Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico
TV, Radio: ESPN2, WTIC-AM (1080)
Records: UConn 2-0; Dayton 2-0
Series: Dayton leads, 2-0
Worth noting
- The teams last met in the 2000 Maui Invitational. Dayton took an 88-60 victory on Nov. 20, 2000.
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- Dayton coach Archie Miller has run into the Huskies before. He was a member of the N.C. State team that lost to UConn, 77-74, in the second round of the 2002 NCAA Tournament. Miller scored nine points in the game, which saw Caron Butler drop 34.
- Dayton also played in the 2009 Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
- Amida Brimah had 14 points in UConn’s win Thursday. It was the second straight time he reached double figures and just the sixth time in his career.
- Dayton got killed in the rebounding department, 47-26, in a first-round win over Texas A&M but ironically won the game on an offensive rebound tip-in with 0.9 seconds to play. It was Dayton’s eighth offensive rebound of the game.
- UConn had just two fast-break points against Charleston after scoring 21 in the opener against Bryant.
- UConn guard Omar Calhoun (knee) did not play Thursday and is likely out for the remainder of the tournament.
Probable starters
UConn |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Ht. | Yr. | Pos. | Stats |
| Ryan Boatright | 6-0 | Sr. | G | 21.5 ppg., 5 apg. |
| Rodney Purvis | 6-4 | So. | G | 9 ppg., 1 rpg. |
| Amida Brimah | 7-0 | So. | C | 13 ppg., 4.5 rpg. |
| Daniel Hamilton | 6-7 | Fr. | F | 12 ppg., 6 rpg. |
| Kentan Facey | 6-9 | So. | F | 3.5 ppg., 7.5 rpg. |
Dayton |
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| Player | Ht. | Yr. | Pos. | Stats |
| Kyle Davis | 6-0 | So. | G | 11.5 ppg., 2.5 rpg. |
| Scoochie Smith | 6-2 | So. | G | 6 ppg., 6.5 apg. |
| Dyshawn Pierre | 6-6 | Jr. | F | 15 ppg., 6 rpg. |
| Jordan Sibert | 6-4 | Sr. | G | 9.0 ppg., 3.5 rpg. |
| Devon Scott | 6-9 | Jr. | C | 8 ppg., 8 rpg. |
