Vital leads UConn to 77-71 win over Houston on senior night
Christian Vital scored 26 points in his final home game and UConn beat No. 21 Houston 77-71 on Thursday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Houston Cougars
71
UConn Huskies
77
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 37 | 34 | 71 |
| CONN | 30 | 47 | 77 |
M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion · 10,167 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 71-77
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 71-76
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:23 71-75
Foul on Marcus Sasser.
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JumpShot 0:25 71-75
Quentin Grimes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Sasser.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 68-75
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 68-74
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 68-73
Foul on Nate Hinton.
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JumpShot 0:35 68-73
Quentin Grimes made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:39 65-73
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:39 65-72
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:39 65-71
Foul on Marcus Sasser.
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JumpShot 0:41 65-71
Quentin Grimes made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 63-71
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 63-70
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:48 63-69
Foul on Nate Hinton.
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JumpShot 0:49 63-69
Nate Hinton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Grimes.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:54 60-69
Isaiah Whaley made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:54 60-68
Foul on Fabian White Jr..
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DunkShot 1:13 60-68
Isaiah Whaley made Dunk. Assisted by Alterique Gilbert.
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JumpShot 1:19 60-66
Nate Hinton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Sasser.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:47 57-66
Caleb Mills made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:47 56-66
Caleb Mills made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:47 55-66
Foul on Alterique Gilbert.
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LayUpShot 3:11 55-66
James Bouknight made Layup.
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LayUpShot 3:36 55-64
Christian Vital made Layup. Assisted by James Bouknight.
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LayUpShot 4:39 55-62
Quentin Grimes made Layup.
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LayUpShot 4:54 53-62
Jalen Gaffney made Layup. Assisted by Brendan Adams.
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JumpShot 5:27 53-60
Christian Vital made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 5:49 53-58
Foul on DeJon Jarreau.
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LayUpShot 6:02 53-58
Christian Vital made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:24 53-56
Foul on James Bouknight.
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LayUpShot 8:01 53-56
James Bouknight made Layup. Assisted by Christian Vital.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:26 53-54
Josh Carlton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:26 53-53
Foul on Justin Gorham.
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LayUpShot 9:13 53-53
Alterique Gilbert made Layup.
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JumpShot 9:34 53-51
Nate Hinton made Jumper.
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JumpShot 10:03 51-51
Quentin Grimes made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 10:25 49-51
Christian Vital made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Gaffney.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:44 49-49
Quentin Grimes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:44 48-49
Quentin Grimes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:44 47-49
Foul on Sidney Wilson.
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LayUpShot 10:58 47-49
Alterique Gilbert made Layup.
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LayUpShot 11:47 47-47
Caleb Mills made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 12:13 45-47
Foul on Caleb Mills.
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PersonalFoul 12:19 45-47
Foul on Sidney Wilson.
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PersonalFoul 12:32 45-47
Foul on Sidney Wilson.
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PersonalFoul 12:42 45-47
Foul on Brison Gresham.
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JumpShot 12:42 45-47
Jalen Gaffney made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 13:32 45-45
Foul on James Bouknight.
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PersonalFoul 13:48 45-45
Foul on Christian Vital.
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PersonalFoul 13:50 45-45
Foul on Quentin Grimes.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:29 45-45
James Bouknight made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:29 45-44
Foul on Brison Gresham.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:47 45-44
Isaiah Whaley made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:47 45-43
Foul on Fabian White Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 15:07 45-43
Caleb Mills made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:07 44-43
Caleb Mills made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:07 43-43
Foul on James Bouknight.
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JumpShot 15:22 43-43
Isaiah Whaley made Jumper.
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DunkShot 15:51 43-41
Chris Harris Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Quentin Grimes.
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End Game 0:00 71-77
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 71-77
End of 2nd half
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Defensive Rebound 0:13 71-77
James Bouknight Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:15 71-77
Quentin Grimes missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 71-77
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 71-76
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:23 71-75
Foul on Marcus Sasser.
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JumpShot 0:25 71-75
Quentin Grimes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Sasser.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 68-75
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 68-74
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 68-73
Foul on Nate Hinton.
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JumpShot 0:35 68-73
Quentin Grimes made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:39 65-73
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:39 65-72
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:39 65-71
Foul on Marcus Sasser.
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JumpShot 0:41 65-71
Quentin Grimes made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 63-71
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 63-70
Christian Vital made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:48 63-69
Foul on Nate Hinton.
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RegularTimeOut 0:48 63-69
Houston Timeout
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JumpShot 0:49 63-69
Nate Hinton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Grimes.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:54 60-69
Isaiah Whaley made Free Throw.
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Offensive Rebound 0:54 60-68
UConn Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:54 60-68
Isaiah Whaley missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:54 60-68
Foul on Fabian White Jr..
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Defensive Rebound 0:54 60-68
UConn Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:55 60-68
Marcus Sasser missed Jumper.
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DunkShot 1:13 60-68
Isaiah Whaley made Dunk. Assisted by Alterique Gilbert.
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ShortTimeOut 1:17 60-66
Houston Timeout
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JumpShot 1:19 60-66
Nate Hinton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Sasser.
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Defensive Rebound 1:30 57-66
Houston Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:32 57-66
Christian Vital missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:59 57-66
Jalen Gaffney Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:02 57-66
Quentin Grimes missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:08 57-66
Houston Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:09 57-66
Quentin Grimes missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 2:18 57-66
Fabian White Jr. Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:20 57-66
Caleb Mills missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:22 57-66
Caleb Mills Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:24 57-66
Marcus Sasser missed Three Point Jumper.
Showing the last 40 of 333 events.
Team Stats
HOU
CONN
26-71
FG
24-48
37
Field Goal %
50
9-26
3PT
4-17
35
Three Point %
24
10-10
FT
25-33
100
Free Throw %
76
41
Rebounds
32
16
Offensive Rebounds
4
25
Defensive Rebounds
28
11
Assists
8
6
Steals
5
2
Blocks
3
12
Turnovers
10
0
Team Turnovers
0
12
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
9
Points Off Turnovers
14
13
Fast Break Points
26
26
Points in Paint
34
24
Fouls
16
7
Largest Lead
11
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