Boatright leads UConn past Central Florida
STORRS — Ryan Boatright scored 18 points and had seven assists to lead UConn to a 67-60 win over Central Florida on Thursday.
Amida Brimah added 14 points and had four blocked shots for the Huskies (10-7, 3-2 American) who won for the first time in three games. Omar Calhoun added 11 points and Daniel Hamilton had 10 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
B.J. Taylor led UCF (9-9, 2-5) with 13 points and Justin McBride added 11. Adonys Henriquez and Daiquan Walker each chipped in with 10.
The Huskies never trailed and led by as many as 18 points after a 19-2 first half run.
USF fought back, cutting the lead to five points on a 3-pointer by Henriquez with 3 ½ minutes left, but UConn held on.
The Knights have now lost two in a row and three of their last four.
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