Shabazz Napier conquers chilly 1st fifty percent as UConn keeps Temple quiet
Shabazz Napier buyinged only 2 points in the very first one-half and finished the game capturing 3-for-11 from the industry. Connecticut coach Kevin Ollie was never bothered with his superstar guard.
Napier doned with 17 factors, 12 rebounds and seven assists as the 21st-ranked Huskies denied Temple its second straight upset over an across the country ranked team with a 68-55 victory Thursday evening.
"It wasn't a specifically excellent capturing evening for him," Ollie claimed. "Yet he does various other points.".
Ryan Boatright added 14 points and DeAndre Daniels had 13 for the Huskies (21-5, 9-4 American Athletic Seminar), which won their 4th straight despite firing 2-for-13 from 3-point array.
Quenton DeCosey scored 14 of his 16 factors in the 2nd half for Holy place (7-18, 2-11), at one point racking up everyone his team's factors for greater than a 13-minute stretch. He snatched a career-high 8 rebounds.
The Owls try simply 33.3 percent from the industry.
"I hang my hat on defense, and we obtained protective quits," Ollie stated. "To hold the group to 33 percent is damn good protection. And that's just how we're visiting win games going forward.".
Napier, UConn's leading marker, aided ice the game down the stretch, shooting 11-for-11 from the charity line for the game. The elderly guard, that taped his 5th double-double of the season, had an acrobatic three-point play to offer the Huskies a 52-38 lead with 6:47 left.
The Owls went virtually 10 mins without a basket just before DeCosey made a distance runner with 5:49 left to bring Temple within 52-40.
"We battled to rack up versus a truly great defensive team," Temple coach Fran Dunphy shared.
Temple is in the middle of a cruel stretch of playing five straight top-25 opponents-- an initial for the 120-year-old program. The Owls were burnt out by No. 11 Louisville last Friday before disturbing then-No. 23 SMU on Sunday. They continue the stretch with roadway games versus No. 22 Memphis on Saturday and Louisville following Thursday.
The Owls looked positioned for an upset bid early, taking an 18-12 lead midway with the first one-half after a three-point play from Mark Williams.
Yet the Huskies promptly took place an 11-0 go to take the lead for good. Boatright-- who missed out on UConn's 90-66 thrashing of Temple last month when he attended a funeral-- led the rise, striking a 3-pointer with Dalton Pepper draped all over him just before throwing a behind-the-back pass to Daniels for a large dunk.
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"He's doing an excellent task for us," Ollie said of Boatright. "He's permitting me to instructor him, which's what I want. He's visiting be a terrific point player for us.".
Later on in the initial one-half, Napier's alley-oop pass to Amida Brimah caused an impressive play to help the Huskies develop an eight-point halftime lead.
Pepper cracked a six-minute scoring dry spell for the Owls with a 3-pointer with 16:50 staying. A little greater than one minute later, Will Cummings drained a 3 to draw Holy place within 40-35.
However the Owls were never able to obtain closer compared to that.
"I think, we've looked at it, we will certainly have played 12 times versus teams that have actually been in the top 25 at some time throughout the program of the year," Dunphy said. "However that's exactly what you want. You wish that difficulty, and we have actually existed with that said. It's been a tough road to dig but we have actually got more in store.".
Pepper, Temple's leading marker, doned with 11 factors on 4-for-18 shooting. Anthony Lee, who missed Temple's previous game with a knee injury, and Cummings added 10 points apiece.
Temple fell under a tie for last location in the American with Central Florida. The 18 losses match the most in one season in Dunphy's 25-year head-coaching occupation.
The Huskies have actually gained four of their past 5 roadway games, which Ollie credited to the group's guard play, protection and free throw capturing. And Thursday's road gain was specifically meaningful for the UConn instructor, which played five seasons in Philadelphia with the 76ers.
"I like this city," Ollie shared. "They always supported me on. (I was) the person that didn't get a lot of mins, however when I got in, there was always an ovation for me. I've always valued that.".
