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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Connecticut 77, Holy Cross 40
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 18, 2011
Where: XL Center, Hartford, Connecticut
Officials: # Brian O'Connell, # Tim Clougherty, # Joe Lindsay
Attendance: 13396

Freshman Andre Drummond scored a career-high 24 points on 11-of-12 shooting and added eight rebounds as No. 10 Connecticut coasted to a 77-40 victory over visiting Holy Cross on Sunday.

Alex Oriakhi scored 15 points and Shabazz Napier handed out 13 assists for the Huskies (9-1), who showed no rust after a 10-day finals break.

The Crusaders had no answer for Connecticut along the front line, as Drummond and Oriakhi consistently got inside on the smaller Patriot League players for easy dunks and layups.

The Huskies made their move at the end of the first half, getting a pair of 3-pointers from Jeremy Lamb and four points from DeAndre Daniels during an 18-3 burst to close the period, sending them into the break with a 43-24 edge.

Connecticut steadily stretched it out after the half, with Drummond and Napier hooking up for a series of alley-oops and easy baskets. Oriakhi’s layup with 3:04 left stretched it to 77-38 before coach Jim Calhoun emptied his bench.

The Huskies shot 50 percent from the floor and recorded 23 assists on 34 field goals.

R.J. Evans scored 15 points for the Crusaders (4-7), who shot 27 percent and committed 17 turnovers.
Top Game Performances
 
Holy Cross   Connecticut
R.J. Evans 15 Scoring Andre Drummond 24
Justin Burrell 4 Assists Shabazz Napier 13
Dave Dudzinski 7 Rebounds Andre Drummond 8
Taylor Abt 2 Free Throws Made Alex Oriakhi 3
Justin Burrell 3 Steals Shabazz Napier 4
Eric Obeysekere 2 Blocks Andre Drummond 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Holy Cross 40 26.2 6-18 2-2 6 32 5 3 17
Connecticut 77 50.0 2-12 7-12 23 44 9 12 7