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UConn Ties American Record for 3-Pointers in Rout



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UConn 97, USF 51

STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- Rodney Purvis scored 23 points and UConn made a school-record 16 shots from 3-point range in a 97-51 rout of USF on Wednesday.

Jalen Adams added 18 points and 10 assists and Steven Enoch came off the bench to score 15 points for the Huskies ( 11-12, 6-5 American), who won for the fourth time in five games.

UConn opened the game with a 17-1 run and scored the first 17 points of the second half, part of a 33-2 run that blew the game open.

The Huskies made 10 of their 12 attempts from behind the arc in the second half. Purvis was 6 of 9 from 3-point range and Adams was 6 of 8.

Geno Thorpe had 11 points to lead USF (6-17, 0-12), which doesn't have a conference win and has lost 12 consecutive games.

Adams opened the game with a 3-pointer from the right baseline and the Huskies held USF without a field goal for the first six minutes of the game.

During that stretch, the UConn outrebounded USF 10-1, and hit seven of its 10 shots from the floor.

UConn stretched the lead to 24-4 on a 3-pointer by Purvis with nine minutes left in the first half.

USF used a 15-3 run to cut a 28-10 UConn lead to 31-25 after a steal, dunk and two free throws from Thorpe on consecutive possessions.

But, Purvis hit a 3-pointer just before the halftime buzzer pushed the lead back to 10 at 40-30. He had 14 points at intermission.