UConn rallies past Colorado behind Rodney Purvis' big second half
Rodney Purvis, Daniel Hamilton and a stifling defense carried Connecticut back from an 11-point first-half deficit, giving the Huskies enough for a 74-67 win over Colorado.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
UConn Huskies
74
Colorado Buffaloes
67
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONN | 27 | 47 | 74 |
| COLO | 36 | 31 | 67 |
Wells Fargo Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | vs Wagner Seahawks | W 83-41 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | @ Michigan Wolverines | W 85-77 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | W 86-46 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 74-67
Rodney Purvis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 73-67
Rodney Purvis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:05 72-67
Foul on George King.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 72-67
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 71-67
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 70-67
Foul on Dominique Collier.
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LayUpShot 0:18 70-67
Dominique Collier made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 70-65
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 69-65
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:25 68-65
Foul on Xavier Talton.
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LayUpShot 0:31 68-65
Wesley Gordon made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Collier.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 68-63
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 67-63
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 66-63
Foul on Wesley Gordon.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:00 66-63
Xavier Talton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:00 66-62
Xavier Talton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:00 66-61
Foul on Daniel Hamilton.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:05 66-61
Josh Scott made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:05 66-60
Josh Scott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:05 66-59
Foul on Phillip Nolan.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:43 66-59
Josh Scott made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:43 66-58
Josh Scott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:43 66-57
Foul on Shonn Miller.
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JumpShot 2:09 66-57
Josh Fortune made Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Collier.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:41 66-55
Dominique Collier made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:41 66-54
Dominique Collier made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:41 66-53
Foul on Jalen Adams.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:05 66-53
Rodney Purvis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:05 65-53
Foul on Dominique Collier.
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LayUpShot 3:05 65-53
Rodney Purvis made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:28 63-53
Shonn Miller made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 4:19 61-53
Jalen Adams made Layup.
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JumpShot 4:55 59-53
Josh Scott made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:23 59-51
Daniel Hamilton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:23 58-51
Daniel Hamilton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:23 57-51
Foul on Tre'Shaun Fletcher.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:22 57-51
Josh Scott made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:22 57-50
Josh Scott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:22 57-49
Foul on Shonn Miller.
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PersonalFoul 7:31 57-49
Foul on Sterling Gibbs.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:45 57-49
Wesley Gordon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:45 57-48
Foul on Amida Brimah.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:15 57-48
Rodney Purvis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sterling Gibbs.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:52 54-48
Daniel Hamilton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:52 53-48
Daniel Hamilton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:52 52-48
Foul on George King.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:32 52-48
Rodney Purvis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Nolan.
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PersonalFoul 9:47 49-48
Foul on Phillip Nolan.
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JumpShot 9:47 49-48
Josh Scott made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 10:00 49-46
Foul on Steven Enoch.
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PersonalFoul 10:25 49-46
Foul on Tory Miller.
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DunkShot 11:06 49-46
Daniel Hamilton made Dunk.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:39 47-46
Sterling Gibbs made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Adams.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:09 44-46
Jalen Adams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:09 43-46
Jalen Adams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:09 42-46
Foul on Wesley Gordon.
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JumpShot 12:23 42-46
Tory Miller made Jumper.
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JumpShot 12:50 42-44
Daniel Hamilton made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 13:13 40-44
Tre'Shaun Fletcher made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 13:25 40-42
Foul on Kentan Facey.
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End Game 0:00 74-67
End of Game
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:01 74-67
Connecticut Deadball Team Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 74-67
Xavier Talton missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 74-67
Rodney Purvis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 73-67
Rodney Purvis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:05 72-67
Foul on George King.
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Defensive Rebound 0:09 72-67
Rodney Purvis Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:09 72-67
Daniel Hamilton Block.
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LayUpShot 0:09 72-67
Thomas Akyazili missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 72-67
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 71-67
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 70-67
Foul on Dominique Collier.
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LayUpShot 0:18 70-67
Dominique Collier made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 70-65
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 69-65
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:25 68-65
Foul on Xavier Talton.
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ShortTimeOut 0:31 68-65
Colorado Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:31 68-65
Wesley Gordon made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Collier.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 68-63
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 67-63
Sterling Gibbs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 66-63
Foul on Wesley Gordon.
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Steal 0:50 66-63
Sterling Gibbs Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:50 66-63
Josh Fortune Turnover.
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Steal 0:53 66-63
Josh Fortune Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:53 66-63
Sterling Gibbs Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 1:00 66-63
Connecticut Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 1:00 66-63
Xavier Talton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:00 66-62
Xavier Talton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:00 66-61
Foul on Daniel Hamilton.
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Steal 1:04 66-61
Dominique Collier Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:04 66-61
Sterling Gibbs Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:05 66-61
Josh Scott made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:05 66-60
Josh Scott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:05 66-59
Foul on Phillip Nolan.
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Defensive Rebound 1:18 66-59
Wesley Gordon Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:18 66-59
Jalen Adams missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:43 66-59
Josh Scott made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:43 66-58
Josh Scott made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:43 66-57
Foul on Shonn Miller.
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Defensive Rebound 1:47 66-57
Josh Scott Defensive Rebound.
Showing the last 40 of 350 events.
Team Stats
CONN
COLO
23-58
FG
23-51
40
Field Goal %
45
6-17
3PT
2-10
35
Three Point %
20
22-23
FT
19-30
96
Free Throw %
63
36
Rebounds
33
11
Offensive Rebounds
9
25
Defensive Rebounds
24
8
Assists
8
8
Steals
5
8
Blocks
3
10
Turnovers
12
0
Team Turnovers
1
10
Total Turnovers
12
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
26
Fouls
22
13
Largest Lead
10
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