UConn pounds Pepperdine
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12/21/2006 - Hartford, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A.J. Price scored 17 points to lead four Husky players in double figures, as 14th-ranked Connecticut easily defeated Pepperdine, 88-66, in a non-league matchup at Hartford Civic Center.
Doug Wiggins came off the bench to contribute 16 points for undefeated UConn (10-0), while Hasheem Thabeet netted 15 points. Jeff Adrien had 14 points and seven rebounds, as the Huskies extended their home winning streak to a school- record 29 games.
If Connecticut runs the table in the month of December, they will become the first group of Huskies to enter the month of January at 12-0. UConn hosts Coppin State on December 27th and visits West Virginia on December 30th.
Tomas Pranciliauskas scored a team-high 22 points for Pepperdine (3-10), which has lost four of its last five games. Kingsley Costain donated 14 points and Chase Griffin added 12 in a losing effort. The Waves did manage to shoot a respectable 40 percent from the hardwood, despite Connecticut entering the contest holding opponents to just 33 percent shooting this season.
The Huskies followed the opening tipoff by scoring the game's first eight points and opened an 11-3 lead before Pepperdine battled back. The Waves trailed by just three, 16-13, after Pranciliauskas' layup at 12:48.
UConn built an 11-point cushion midway through the first half, but missed seven of its final eight attempts, including three from the foul line, and led just 40-36 heading into the break.
Pepperdine trailed by five, 48-43, after a couple of Willie Galick free throws nearly five minutes inside the second half, but UConn's offense stepped up to double that lead just minutes later.
The Waves never pulled closer than seven the rest of the way, and UConn held an 84-62 lead with just 1:13 remaining.
The Huskies also won the battle of the boards by a wide margin, 48-28. They came into the contest outrebounding opponents by 12.2 per game.
Game Notes
Pepperdine got 38 points from its bench, while Connecticut got 29...Connecticut made 51 percent of its field goals...UConn's best start to open a season was 19-0 in 1998-99...Connecticut won all three of its previous meetings with Pepperdine...The Waves have yet to post back-to-back wins this season.
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With 3,919 passing yards, 32 touchdowns and a mere seven interceptions last season, combined with a powerful South Bend Heisman legacy, odds makers at MySportsbook.com have given Notre Dame senior quarterback Brady Quinn the best Heisman Trophy odds at 5-2.
Quinn isn’t the only big man on campus this season. Oklahoma junior running back and 2004 Heisman runner-up Adrian Peterson, listed at 7-2, rushed for a combined 3,033 yards in his first two years as a college player and will give Quinn a run for his money.
This online sportsbook has also listed Troy Smith, Ohio State senior quarterback, as another strong favorite to win the 72nd Heisman Trophy. A 7-1 bet, Smith threw for 2,282 yards last season and also led the Buckeyes to a convincing 34-20 victory over Quinn and the Fighting Irish in last season’s Fiesta Bowl.
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