NCAAB Game Recap - Boston University at UConn
Sun Nov 19, 2017 6:00 PM EST

Stony
71
MSU
93
F
UNH
63
Fla
70
F
USC
93
Vand
89
F(OT)
WCU
64
Minn
92
F
TxTch
85
NW
49
F
StMar
79
SJSU
61
F
UTSA
90
JMU
77
F
UTEP
72
App
76
F
Quin
72
Lib
84
F
Niag
76
UMass
101
F
Maine
68
SacHr
69
F(OT)
Copp
39
Rut
64
F
IndSt
94
Ohio
96
F(4OT)
Brown
74
StFNY
77
F
Corn
78
UMassL
98
F
Monm
53
UVA
73
F
HolyC
66
URI
88
F
TXAMC
65
UGA
68
F
ConSP
67
FIU
77
F
Seatt
77
Belm
90
F
Brad
70
Web
64
F
Alc
76
CenAR
102
F
NFla
83
Woff
86
F
(N/A)
70
Leh
95
F
(N/A)
42
Yale
107
F
UMBC
88
Colg
93
F
UCIrv
78
AzSt
99
F
UND
70
Nebras
92
F
NE
55
OhSt
80
F
BethC
62
GaTec
65
F
SouthCar
79
W MI
66
F
Hou
78
Wake
73
F
UNCA
82
APSU
79
F(OT)
Samf
67
LoyIL
88
F
MsVl
67
Kent
80
F
BC
82
LaSal
61
F
South
67
NCC
80
F
CSBak
85
Lamar
73
F
SeLA
50
Valpa
83
F
ODU
75
Dayt
67
F
Detr
116
HCU
109
F(OT)
Elon
71
WIMil
72
F
IlSt
84
Tuls
68
F
CoCar
89
Iona
84
F
ColSt
73
FSU
90
F
Marsh
74
Ill
91
F
RobM
66
Duques
59
F
Drex
88
Drake
90
F(2OT)
McNee
86
LoyMa
92
F(OT)
Nich
86
W Ky
100
F
SoFL
53
Ind
70
F
Boston
66
UConn
85
F
Aub
89
Hof
78
F
Bois
64
IaSt
75
F
Tul
63
Ford
55
F
(N/A)
59
Portl
86
F
Vermt
66
NoKY
64
F
USA
54
StPet
49
F
Mercer
70
Colora
79
F
Ball
71
Oreg
95
F
Temp
67
Clem
60
F
Hartfo
68
Mia-O
58
F

Nov 19, 2017, 6:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Boston University

31

35

66

UConn

39

46

85

Vital's career night leads UConn to 85-66 win over Boston U
Sun Nov 19, 2017 9:14 PM

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) UConn guard Christian Vital scored a total of nine points in the Huskies first two games of the season then asked for a heart-to-heart talk with coach Kevin Ollie.

The sophomore sharpshooter responded with a career-high 30 points on Sunday to lead Connecticut to an 85-66 win over Boston University.

Vital hit 9 of 15 shots and was 4 of 10 from 3-point range.

"It was a positive conversation," Vital said. "It was how can we get better? How can we grow from this? How can I put myself in a position to help out the team?"

Jalen Adams had 12 points and Terry Larrier and Antwoine Anderson each scored 11 for UConn (3-0).

Cedric Hankerson scored 20 points to lead Boston University (0-3). Nick Havener had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Terriers, who opened the game with an 8-1 run.

UConn missed its first nine shots from the floor before a 3-pointer by Vital cut the BU lead to 8-4, more than five minutes into the game.

The Huskies took their first lead at 16-13 on a 3-pointer by Larrier.

But it was Vital who sparked UConn, hitting six of his first nine shots. He also had five rebounds, a steal and disrupted BU's offense.

"Out of our 14 deflections, he got seven of them," Ollie said. "He was all over the place and I think that led to him having a good game. He took it to the basket and was doing things he wasn't doing in the first game or the second game."

A 3-pointer by Anderson at the halftime buzzer gave UConn a 39-31 lead.

A pair of Vital free throws gave UConn a 21-point lead at 65-44 and his 3-pointer with just over six minutes left gave the Huskies a 70-48 advantage.

UConn's bench outscored BU's 47 to 9. The Huskies also dominated underneath, outrebounding BU 52-32 and outscoring the Terriers 36-18 in the paint.

"We don't have enough fight and it showed tonight," said BU coach Joe Jones.

BIG PICTURE

UConn: Vital's previous career high in points was 18 - in last year's American Athletic Conference Tournament loss to Cincinnati. The Huskies finish their opening home stand at 3-0 after starting 0-2 a year ago. Two of UConn's wins, (Colgate and BU) have come against the Patriot League and the other against Stony Brook from the America East.

Boston University: The Terriers are on their first road trip after opening with home losses against Northeastern and Albany. BU has not had a worse start to a season since 2012-13, when they opened the year 0-5. They finished that season 17-13.

INJURIES

UConn's Eric Cobb suffered a right ankle sprain in the first half and did not return. Ollie said the injury did not appear to be serious. Freshman forward Isaiah Whaley is suffering from an impacted wisdom tooth. Ollie said he hopes that can be taken care of before the Huskies head out on their first road trip.

POOR ATTENDENCE

The game was part of a doubleheader. The top-ranked UConn women drew 10,126 for an afternoon win over No. 15 Maryland. The attendance for the men's game was just 6,308 at the XL Center, which seats over 15,500 fans for basketball.

UP NEXT

UConn: The Huskies head west to take part in the PK80 tournament in Oregon. UConn will face the Oregon Ducks in the opening round on Thanksgiving Day, with a Friday matchup against either Michigan State or DePaul.

Boston University: The Terriers travel to Maine for a game on Wednesday afternoon.

Leaders

Boston University PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
C. Hankerson 20 0 0 5 1 0
N. Havener 16 0 3 10 1 2
UConn PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
C. Vital 30 0 2 5 1 0
J. Adams 12 0 3 6 2 0

Team Comparison

Boston UConn
Points For 66 85
Field Goals 23/61-38% 31/67-46%
Three Pointers 10/27-37% 10/30-33%
Free Throws 10/21-48% 13/20-65%
Offensive Rebounds 8 16
Defensive Rebounds 24 36
Rebounds 34 61
Blocks 3 6
Steals 5 5
Turnovers 9 11
Personal Fouls 18 19
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2017-18 Reg Season - UConn Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sun Nov 19 Boston 66 @ UConn 85 C. Hankerson 20 C. Vital 30

Game Information

Stadium: XL Center, Hartford, Connecticut
Attendance: 6,308
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