Written by Adrian Beecher
Orlando, Fla- Daniel Hamilton’s 7 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists led the UConn Huskies to a 32-19 lead over Memphis in the first half of the AAC Men’s basketball Championship game.
Memphis got the first buckets of the game with a 3-pointer from Trashon Burrell. Then the Huskies answered right back at the other end of the floor with Sterling Gibbs drilling a triple to tie the game at 3 with 17:27 left to play in the half.
Both teams struggled shooting in the early minutes and we were still tied up with 14:55 left to play in the half, the score 6-6. That’s when the Huskies opened up a 14-1 run over the next 5 minutes to make it 10-7 UConn.
The Tigers continued to fight back with the help of their star player Dedric Lawson, cutting to 9 points as he put in two quick layups to make it 20-11 with 8:08 left in the half.
UConn continued to put the pressure on and with 5:38 left in the half, the Huskies were back on top by 13.
Daniel Hamilton’s first field goal of the game with 1:28 left in the game put the Huskies up by 16 points, their biggest lead of the game up to this point. The Memphis Tigers were able to put in the last two buckets of the half to cut the lead to 13.
Memphis got the first buckets of the game with a 3-pointer from Trashon Burrell. Then the Huskies answered right back at the other end of the floor with Sterling Gibbs drilling a triple to tie the game at 3 with 17:27 left to play in the half.
Both teams struggled shooting in the early minutes and we were still tied up with 14:55 left to play in the half, the score 6-6. That’s when the Huskies opened up a 14-1 run over the next 5 minutes to make it 10-7 UConn.
The Tigers continued to fight back with the help of their star player Dedric Lawson, cutting to 9 points as he put in two quick layups to make it 20-11 with 8:08 left in the half.
UConn continued to put the pressure on and with 5:38 left in the half, the Huskies were back on top by 13.
Daniel Hamilton’s first field goal of the game with 1:28 left in the game put the Huskies up by 16 points, their biggest lead of the game up to this point. The Memphis Tigers were able to put in the last two buckets of the half to cut the lead to 13.