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#12 Connecticut Huskies (3-0)

UConn beats Hofstra 76-67

STORRS, Conn. (AP) Jerome Dyson just couldn't seem to get himself going - until Connecticut really needed him.

The Huskies' senior guard scored 15 of his 23 points in the final 7:11 Tuesday night to help No. 12 UConn to defeat Hofstra 76-67 in the second round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

The win sends the Huskies into the NIT semifinals on Nov. 25 at Madison Square Garden, where they will face LSU. (MORE)

Huskies Headlines
Final 1 2 T
Hofstra
 23 44 67
12
Connecticut
 30 46 76
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Leaders Hofstra Connecticut
Points C. Jenkins 25 J. Dyson 23
Rebounds N. Lester 11 A. Oriakhi 14
Assists C. Jenkins 8 2 tied with 4
Big East
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Syracuse 0-0 4-0
5 Villanova 0-0 4-0
Notre Dame 0-0 3-0
Marquette 0-0 3-0
St. John's 0-0 3-0
Seton Hall 0-0 3-0
12 Connecticut 0-0 3-0
Pittsburgh 0-0 3-0
19 Georgetown 0-0 3-0
20 Louisville 0-0 2-0
Cincinnati 0-0 2-0
Rutgers 0-0 2-0
DePaul 0-0 2-0
8 West Virginia 0-0 1-0
Providence 0-0 3-1
South Florida 0-0 3-1
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Leaders
Points: J. Dyson20.0
Rebounds: A. Oriakhi10.7
Assists: J. Dyson6.0
FG%: G. Edwards81.3%
FT%: J. Dyson82.8%
Steals: K. Walker3.3
Blocks: G. Edwards3.3
Offense (Rank)
Points: 76.0 (117)
Rebounds: 10.7 (242)
Assists: 16.0 (75)
FG%: 50.3% (34)
FT%: 70.1% (139)
3P%: 34.9% (145)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 65.3 (131)
Rebounds: 23.3 (216)
Assists: 13.3 (205)
FG%: 39.8% (110)
FT%: 72.0% (259)
3P%: 39.0% (281)
Next 5
DateOpp.Record (RPI)
11/25vs. LSU3-0 (9)
12/2vs. BU1-3 (103)
12/6vs. Harv3-0 (124)
12/9vs. Kty3-0 (178)
12/20vs. UCF3-0 (132)
Last 10
DateOpp.Final
11/17vs. HofW 76-67
11/16vs. ColgW 77-63
11/13vs. W&MW 75-66
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State3-0
3 Texas2-0
4 Kentucky4-0
5 Villanova4-0
6 North Carolina4-1
7 Purdue2-0
8 West Virginia1-0
9 Duke4-0
10 Tennessee3-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State3-0
3 Texas2-0
4 North Carolina4-1
5 Kentucky4-0
6 Villanova4-0
7 Purdue2-0
8 Duke4-0
9 West Virginia1-0
10 Butler3-0
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