Purvis scores 30 to lead UConn over USF in AAC Tournament
Rodney Purvis scored a career-high 30 points and UConn beat South Florida 77-66 on Thursday night in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
South Florida Bulls
66
UConn Huskies
77
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| USF | 29 | 37 | 66 |
| CONN | 42 | 35 | 77 |
PeoplesBank Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | @ DePaul Blue Demons | L 80-82 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Charleston Southern Buccaneers | W 98-71 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 66-77
Rodney Purvis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 66-76
Rodney Purvis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 66-75
Foul on Troy Holston.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 66-75
Jalen Adams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 66-74
Jalen Adams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:24 66-73
Foul on Bo Zeigler.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:38 66-73
Rodney Purvis made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:21 66-70
Amida Brimah made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:21 66-69
Foul on Bo Zeigler.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:49 66-69
Michael Bibby made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:49 65-69
Foul on Amida Brimah.
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PersonalFoul 2:05 65-69
Foul on Geno Thorpe.
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JumpShot 2:21 65-69
Jalen Adams made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:48 65-67
Geno Thorpe made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:12 62-67
Amida Brimah made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:12 62-66
Amida Brimah made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:12 62-65
Foul on Michael Bibby.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:48 62-65
Luis Santos made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:48 61-65
Luis Santos made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:48 60-65
Foul on Steven Enoch.
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PersonalFoul 4:43 60-65
Foul on Geno Thorpe.
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PersonalFoul 5:30 60-65
Foul on Christian Vital.
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DunkShot 6:33 60-65
Tulio Da Silva made Dunk. Assisted by Michael Bibby.
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JumpShot 6:59 58-65
Geno Thorpe made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 7:16 56-65
Foul on Bo Zeigler.
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LayUpShot 7:16 56-65
Christian Vital made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:32 56-63
Foul on Amida Brimah.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:27 56-63
Rodney Purvis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:27 56-62
Foul on Bo Zeigler.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:27 56-62
Vance Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Adams.
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DunkShot 9:50 56-59
Ruben Guerrero made Dunk. Assisted by Bo Zeigler.
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PersonalFoul 10:03 54-59
Foul on Kentan Facey.
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DunkShot 10:17 54-59
Bo Zeigler made Dunk. Assisted by Geno Thorpe.
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LayUpShot 10:40 52-59
Rodney Purvis made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:13 52-57
Rodney Purvis made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 11:34 52-54
Ruben Guerrero made Layup. Assisted by Geno Thorpe.
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PersonalFoul 11:51 50-54
Foul on Jalen Adams.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:06 50-54
Geno Thorpe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy Holston.
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DunkShot 12:29 47-54
Rodney Purvis made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Adams.
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DunkShot 13:10 47-52
Amida Brimah made Dunk. Assisted by Vance Jackson.
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LayUpShot 13:22 47-50
Tulio Da Silva made Layup. Assisted by Troy Holston.
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LayUpShot 13:58 45-50
Geno Thorpe made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 14:32 43-50
Foul on Jalen Adams.
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LayUpShot 14:32 43-50
Tulio Da Silva made Layup. Assisted by Geno Thorpe.
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TipShot 15:13 41-50
Amida Brimah made Two Point Tip Shot.
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PersonalFoul 15:29 41-48
Foul on Geno Thorpe.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:56 41-48
Luis Santos made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:56 40-48
Luis Santos made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:56 39-48
Foul on Kentan Facey.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:11 39-48
Rodney Purvis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:11 39-47
Rodney Purvis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:11 39-46
Foul on Troy Holston.
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LayUpShot 16:32 39-46
Rodney Purvis made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:00 39-44
Michael Bibby made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geno Thorpe.
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PersonalFoul 17:12 36-44
Foul on Michael Bibby.
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DunkShot 18:11 36-44
Geno Thorpe made Dunk. Assisted by Tulio Da Silva.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:40 34-44
Michael Bibby made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 19:01 31-44
Michael Bibby made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 19:20 29-44
Amida Brimah made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:52 29-42
Christian Vital made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vance Jackson.
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End Game 0:00 66-77
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:02 66-77
Amida Brimah Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:02 66-77
Bo Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:07 66-77
South Florida Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:07 66-77
Amida Brimah Block.
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JumpShot 0:07 66-77
Ruben Guerrero missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:07 66-77
Ruben Guerrero Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:07 66-77
Michael Bibby missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 66-77
Rodney Purvis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 66-76
Rodney Purvis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 66-75
Foul on Troy Holston.
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Defensive Rebound 0:17 66-75
Connecticut Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:17 66-75
Michael Bibby missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 66-75
Jalen Adams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 66-74
Jalen Adams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:24 66-73
Foul on Bo Zeigler.
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Defensive Rebound 0:28 66-73
Jalen Adams Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:28 66-73
Troy Holston missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:38 66-73
Rodney Purvis made Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:55 66-70
Connecticut Timeout
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Steal 1:05 66-70
Christian Vital Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:05 66-70
Michael Bibby Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:21 66-70
Amida Brimah made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:21 66-69
Connecticut Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:21 66-69
Amida Brimah missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:21 66-69
Foul on Bo Zeigler.
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Offensive Rebound 1:21 66-69
Amida Brimah Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:21 66-69
Jalen Adams missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:49 66-69
Kentan Facey Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:49 66-69
Michael Bibby missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:49 66-69
Michael Bibby made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:49 65-69
Foul on Amida Brimah.
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Defensive Rebound 1:53 65-69
Michael Bibby Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:53 65-69
Kentan Facey missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:05 65-69
Geno Thorpe Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 2:05 65-69
Foul on Geno Thorpe.
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JumpShot 2:21 65-69
Jalen Adams made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:48 65-67
Geno Thorpe made Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:57 62-67
South Florida Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:57 62-67
Amida Brimah Block.
Showing the last 40 of 360 events.
Team Stats
USF
CONN
24-58
FG
22-54
41
Field Goal %
41
7-19
3PT
6-13
37
Three Point %
46
11-16
FT
27-33
69
Free Throw %
82
35
Rebounds
38
8
Offensive Rebounds
9
27
Defensive Rebounds
29
15
Assists
9
9
Steals
9
4
Blocks
6
21
Turnovers
16
1
Team Turnovers
1
21
Total Turnovers
16
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
23
Fouls
16
1
Largest Lead
15
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