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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 81, Connecticut 71
When: 4:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 4, 2018
Where: H&PE Arena, Houston, Texas
Officials: # Marques Pettigrew, # Jeffrey Anderson, # Alex Jordan
Attendance: 5237
Rob Gray led all scorers with 30 points to help No. 25 Houston complete its perfect season at home with a 81-71 win against Connecticut in the regular-season finale for both teams Sunday afternoon in Houston.

Houston (24-6, 14-4 American Athletic Conference) went 15-0 at Texas Southern University's Health and Physical Education Arena, where the Cougars played their home games during the 2017-18 season as Hofheinz Pavilion underwent renovations.

The Cougars, who have won three straight games and 10 of 12, entered the day as one of only seven Division I teams nationally with an undefeated record at home this season. Houston will be a No. 3 seed in the upcoming AAC tournament.

Jalen Adams scored 22 points and Terry Larrier added 19 points and seven rebounds for Connecticut (14-17, 7-11). The Huskies went 0-8 against AP Top 25 ranked opponents this season and ended the year 4-10 after three straight wins in early January.

Gray made 10 of 15 shots as the Cougars shot 45.3 percent (24 of 53) from the field. Corey Davis Jr. added 17 points and Devin Davis had 12 points and eight boards for Houston.

UConn led 38-37 at halftime.

A pair of Christian Vital free throws with 9:58 remaining stretched the Huskies' lead to 55-50.

Houston regrouped to tie it at 59 after Gray's free throw with 7:07 to play. A Larrier layup had UConn within 70-68 with 3:40 left, but the Cougars ended the game on an 11-3 run.

The Huskies were down 13 with just under 13 minutes to play in the opening period, but they outscored the Cougars 29-15 over the last 12:46 to take their first lead heading into the break after Adams' 3-pointer with 31 seconds on the clock.

UConn won its most recent meeting with Houston, a 74-65 decision in last year's regular-season finale.

The AAC tournament takes place March 8-11 at Amway Center in Orlando, Fla.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Connecticut   Houston
Jalen Adams 22 Scoring Rob Gray 30
Jalen Adams 6 Assists Galen Robinson Jr. 4
Terry Larrier 7 Rebounds Devin Davis 8
Jalen Adams 5 Free Throws Made Rob Gray 6
Christian Vital 3 Steals Galen Robinson Jr. 2
Jalen Adams 1 Blocks N/A
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Connecticut 71 51.1 7-20 16-24 10 21 1 8 14
Houston 81 45.3 8-20 25-34 9 32 0 5 13