GAMEDAY Mens Basketball
Connecticut 114, Long Island 61
(AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
By WILLIAM S. PAXTON
Associated Press
STORRS, Conn. - Freshman Donovan Clingan had a career-high 21 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 5 UConn over Long Island University 114-61.
It was Clingan's second double-double of the season, and one of five players who scored in double digits. Sophomore Jordan Hawkins had a team-high 22 points and was 6 of 9 on 3-pointers; freshman Alex Karaban turned in a career-high 19 points; Adama Sanogo added 16 points and Naheim Alleyne added 11.
The last time the Huskies (11-0) scored 100 points in regulation was when they opened the 2020 season with a 102-75 win against Central Connecticut State. It's also the most points UConn has scored since beating Morehead State 129-61 during the 2005-06 season
Jacob Johnson scored 19 points for the Sharks (1-8) and R.J. Greene added 17.
Clingan had 17 points and nine rebounds at the break as UConn dominated the opening half, 62-27. The freshman eclipsed his career high of 15 points with a putback dunk right before the buzzer.
The Huskies shot 62.5% from the field to LIU's 37%, and were 7 of 16 on 3-pointers.
After the Sharks tied it 5-5 at 17:52 of the half, UConn reeled off a 20-2 run.
BIG PICTURE
LIU: The Sharks dropped their seventh straight contest and are now 0-3 against Big East schools this season.
UConn: Finished its nonconference schedule undefeated for the sixth time in program history. The Huskies are off to their best overall start since opening 11-0 in 2008-09.
December 10, 2022
| LIU | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| C. Ndiaye | F | 26 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| R. Greene | G | 40 | 6-15 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
| J. Johnson | G | 40 | 6-12 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| T. Booker | G | 39 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Q. Burns | G | 30 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| E. Bailey | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| C. Delancy | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| J. Kamich | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 200 | 22-52 (.423) |
15-24 (.625) |
2-9 (.222) |
6-24 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 61 | |
| UConn | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| A. Karaban | F | 21 | 7-9 | 2-2 | 3-5 | 3-8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| A. Sanogo | F | 21 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| T. Newton | G | 26 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| A. Jackson Jr. | G | 24 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| J. Hawkins | G | 23 | 7-11 | 2-2 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| N. Alleyne | 21 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| J. Calcaterra | 18 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| D. Clingan | 15 | 10-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| H. Diarra | 14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| R. Springs | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| A. Hurley | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| A. Roumoglou | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Y. Hasson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| A. Johnson Jr. | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| E. Hendry | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 198 | 45-72 (.625) |
10-13 (.769) |
14-32 (.438) |
11-41 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 114 | |
