GAMEDAY Mens Basketball
Connecticut 74, Oklahoma State 64
(AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
By WILLIAM S. PAXTON
Associated Press
STORRS, Conn. - Jordan Hawkins scored a career-high 26 points to lead unbeaten No. 8 UConn past Oklahoma State 74-64 in the Big East-Big 12 Battle.
Adama Sanogo added 20 points and Andre Jackson scored 11 for the Huskies (9-0).
It was the smallest margin of victory for UConn so far this season. The Huskies' next closest was an 82-67 win over then-No. 18 Alabama last Friday at the Phil Knight Invitational in Portland, Oregon.
Kalib Boone scored 15 points to lead the Cowboys (5-3). Avery Anderson III added 14.
Hawkins, a sophomore, had 18 points at the half as UConn dominated the final eight minutes to build a 48-31 lead.
Tyreek Smith's three-point play gave OSU its final lead, 28-25 with 7:27 remaining.
UConn responded with a 15-0 run, including eight points from the foul line, over the next 4:27. The Huskies dominated at the foul line, hitting 15 of 19 in the half compared to OSU's 4-for-4.
The Cowboys didn't cut the deficit under double digits until the final minute of the game.
Hawkins' previous career high was 20 points earlier this season against North Carolina-Wilmington.
BIG PICTURE
The Cowboys played their highest-ranked opponent since losing to No. 7 Baylor last season on Feb. 21. OSU is 1-4 against top-10 opponents since the start of last season.
UConn is off to its best start since 2013-14, when it also began 9-0. The program's best start was 19-0 by the 1998-99 team, which went on to win the school's first national championship.
December 1, 2022
| Oklahoma State | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| K. Boone | F | 34 | 5-12 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| M. Cisse | C | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| A. Anderson III | G | 31 | 5-13 | 4-4 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| J. Wright | G | 29 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| B. Thompson | G | 21 | 3-10 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| C. Asberry | 27 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| T. Smith | 18 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| C. Harris Jr. | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Q. Williams | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Totals | 198 | 22-56 (.393) |
16-19 (.842) |
4-11 (.364) |
13-39 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 64 | |
| UConn | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| A. Karaban | F | 37 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0-3 | 0-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| A. Sanogo | F | 32 | 7-14 | 6-8 | 0-2 | 3-6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| J. Hawkins | G | 35 | 6-13 | 9-12 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| A. Jackson Jr. | G | 30 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 2-7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| T. Newton | G | 28 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| J. Calcaterra | 11 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| N. Alleyne | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| H. Diarra | 8 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. Clingan | 7 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals | 198 | 21-56 (.375) |
24-33 (.727) |
8-23 (.348) |
13-35 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 74 | |
