COPPST

UCONN

Sanogo scores 20, No. 24 UConn beats Coppin St 89-54

AP
Nov 13, 2021

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) UConn has a rather simple approach on offense this season: go low to Adama Sanogo.

''When in doubt, just give Adama the ball at this point,'' UConn forward Tyrese Martin said. ''He's scoring at a high clip so we're going to keep giving it to him.''

Sanogo kept up his sharp shooting, tying his career high with 20 points as No. 24 UConn beat Coppin State Eagles 89-54 Saturday.

R.J. Cole added 16 points and Martin 15 for the Huskies (2-0).

Sanogo made 10 of 13 shots and had nine rebounds. The 6-foot-9 sophomore is shooting 19 for 24 this season.

Alex Rojas, playing his first game for Coppin State (0-4), had nine points for the Eagles. Tyree Corbett also scored nine.

''They're pretty fatigued. We played four games in five nights to start the season against some real high-level opponents,'' Coppin State coach Juan Dixon said. ''But I'm proud of our guys. They went out and competed. That (UConn) is a very good basketball team, very well coached.''

The Huskies hit their first eight shots in a season-opening win over Central Connecticut Huskies State on Tuesday. In their second game, it was the opposition that started rather quickly.

Coppin State made four of its first five shots, including a pair of 3-pointers, to take a 10-6 lead.

UConn responded by scoring 14 straight points, the first four by Cole and the next eight by Martin. An alley-oop from Jalen Gaffney to Akok Akok completed the run.

Gaffney came off the bench to contribute 11 points and eight assists.

UConn coach Dan Hurley says his team essentially has eight starting players at this point, and that depth helped carry it Saturday.

''A couple of those eight starters didn't play particularly well tonight but when you have a deep team and you have that type of quality through your top eight, you can still do relatively well,'' Hurley said.

UConn played at the XL Center, its first game at its secondary home arena since an 81-65 win over Central Florida on Feb. 26, 2020. The Huskies played all of their home games at their on-campus arena in Storrs, Gampel Pavilion, in the 2020-21 season because of the pandemic.

HISTORY MAJOR

Saturday was the first time Dixon faced the Huskies as a head coach, but the former Maryland star remembers well his last game as a player against the Huskies. That came in the regional final of the 2002 NCAA Tournament when Maryland beat UConn 90-82 in Syracuse, New York.

Dixon scored 27 points in the game, three of which came on a long jumper with his team trailing 77-74 with 3:48 to play.

''Over Taliek Brown, who I see sitting over there,'' Dixon said of the former UConn point guard who is now the program's director of player development.

After beating UConn, Maryland went on to win the program's first national championship.

''That was a big game, man. It was back-and-forth. You had multiple NBA players from both teams on that floor. Caron Butler, Ben Gordon, Emeka Okafor. It was a high-level performance by both teams. Steve Blake made a big 3. Lonny Baxter played well, Chris Wilcox. It was good to be a part of that classic game against UConn,'' Dixon said.

BIG PICTURE

Coppin State: This was the Eagles' fourth game in five days following losses on back-to-back nights against Loyola Chicago and DePaul, and 81-69 to Rider on Friday. The Eagles will play 10 games in the month of November, more than any NCAA program.

UConn: Guard Corey Floyd Jr. has decided he will take a redshirt year rather than try and play this season. Floyd was originally recruited for the 2022-23 season, but graduated early from high school and joined the Huskies this fall. He will not turn 18 until Jan. 14. Another freshman, Jordan Hawkins, missed his second straight game with a right ankle sprain.

UP NEXT

Coppin State: The Eagles continue their grueling early-season schedule with a visit to North Carolina-Greensboro on Monday.

UConn: The Huskies return to campus to host Long Island University on Wednesday night.

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1st Half
COPP
Eagles
28
UCONN
Huskies
46

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Tyree Corbett vs. Adama Sanogo (R.J. Cole gains possession)
19:37		Adama Sanogo misses two point layup
19:35		Nendah Tarke defensive rebound
19:22	+2	Jesse Zarzuela makes two point layup	2-0
19:00	+2	Adama Sanogo makes two point layup (R.J. Cole assists)	2-2
18:46		Tyree Corbett offensive foul (R.J. Cole draws the foul)
18:46		Tyree Corbett turnover
18:35	+2	Adama Sanogo makes two point dunk (Andre Jackson assists)	2-4
18:24	+3	Nendah Tarke makes three point jump shot (Jesse Zarzuela assists)	5-4
17:59		R.J. Cole misses two point jump shot
17:57		Nendah Tarke defensive rebound
17:44	+3	Alex Rojas makes three point jump shot (Tyree Corbett assists)	8-4
17:23		Adama Sanogo misses two point jump shot
17:21		Daniel Titus defensive rebound
17:08		Tyree Corbett misses three point jump shot
17:06		Tyrese Martin defensive rebound
17:01		R.J. Cole misses three point jump shot
16:59		Jesse Zarzuela defensive rebound
16:53		Jesse Zarzuela turnover (traveling)
16:40		Daniel Titus personal foul (Adama Sanogo draws the foul)
16:37	+2	Tyrese Martin makes two point layup (R.J. Cole assists)	8-6
16:28	+2	Jesse Zarzuela makes two point jump shot	10-6
16:12		Andre Jackson turnover (bad pass)
16:06		Daniel Titus turnover (bad pass) (R.J. Cole steals)
15:59		Tyrese Martin turnover (lost ball)
15:59		TV timeout
15:55		Nendah Tarke turnover (lost ball)
15:41		R.J. Cole misses three point jump shot
15:39		Jalen Gaffney offensive rebound
15:32	+2	R.J. Cole makes two point jump shot	10-8
15:16		Daniel Titus misses three point jump shot
15:14		Jalen Gaffney defensive rebound
14:52	+2	R.J. Cole makes two point layup (Jalen Gaffney assists)	10-10
14:33		Nathaniel Stokes misses three point jump shot
14:31		Adama Sanogo defensive rebound
14:22	+3	Tyrese Martin makes three point jump shot (R.J. Cole assists)	10-13
14:02		Jesse Zarzuela misses two point jump shot
14:00		Jalen Gaffney defensive rebound
13:55		Jesse Zarzuela personal foul (Jalen Gaffney draws the foul)
13:42	+3	Tyrese Martin makes three point jump shot (Jalen Gaffney assists)	10-16
13:13		Nathaniel Stokes turnover (bad pass)
13:04		Tyrese Martin misses two point jump shot
13:02		Mike Hood defensive rebound
12:49		Justin Steers misses two point layup
12:47		Akok Akok defensive rebound
12:42		Tyrese Martin misses three point jump shot
12:40		Adama Sanogo offensive rebound
12:35		Adama Sanogo misses two point layup
12:33		Tyrese Martin offensive rebound
12:29	+2	Tyrese Martin makes two point putback layup	10-18
12:13		Mike Hood misses three point jump shot
12:11		Jalen Gaffney defensive rebound
12:04	+2	Akok Akok makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jalen Gaffney assists)	10-20
12:04		Eagles 30 second timeout
12:04		TV timeout
11:43	+3	Nendah Tarke makes three point jump shot (Reggie James assists)	13-20
11:28		Tyler Polley misses three point jump shot
11:26		Reggie James defensive rebound
11:23		Reggie James offensive foul (R.J. Cole draws the foul)
11:23		Reggie James turnover
11:07	+3	Jalen Gaffney makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Whaley assists)	13-23
10:51		Mike Hood turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Whaley steals)
10:47		Nendah Tarke shooting foul (Akok Akok draws the foul)
10:47		Akok Akok misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:47		Akok Akok misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:47		Nendah Tarke defensive rebound
10:41		Nendah Tarke turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Whaley steals)
10:32	+2	Akok Akok makes two point layup (Isaiah Whaley assists)	13-25
10:19		Tyree Corbett offensive foul (R.J. Cole draws the foul)
10:19		Tyree Corbett turnover
10:09		R.J. Cole turnover (traveling)
9:55		Isaiah Whaley shooting foul (Justin Steers draws the foul)
9:55	+1	Justin Steers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-25
9:55	+1	Justin Steers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-25
9:41		Tyler Polley turnover (lost ball) (Nendah Tarke steals)
9:35	+2	Nendah Tarke makes two point dunk	17-25
9:20	+2	Jalen Gaffney makes two point floating jump shot	17-27
9:06		Tyler Polley shooting foul (Justin Steers draws the foul)
9:06	+1	Justin Steers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-27
9:06		Justin Steers misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:06		Tyrese Martin defensive rebound
8:52	+2	Adama Sanogo makes two point dunk (R.J. Cole assists)	18-29
8:37		Tyrese Martin personal foul
8:30	+2	Justin Steers makes two point jump shot (Jesse Zarzuela assists)	20-29
8:07		Isaiah Whaley turnover (bad pass)
8:02		Alex Rojas turnover (bad pass)
7:49		TV timeout
7:38	+2	Adama Sanogo makes two point layup (Tyrese Martin assists)	20-31
7:13		Justin Steers misses two point jump shot
7:11		Adama Sanogo defensive rebound
7:04	+3	Tyrese Martin makes three point jump shot (R.J. Cole assists)	20-34
6:53		Adama Sanogo personal foul (Jesse Zarzuela draws the foul)
6:43	+3	Alex Rojas makes three point jump shot (Jesse Zarzuela assists)	23-34
6:22		Isaiah Whaley misses three point jump shot
6:20		Alex Rojas defensive rebound
6:11		Daniel Titus misses three point jump shot
6:09		Huskies defensive rebound
5:48		R.J. Cole misses three point jump shot
5:46		Adama Sanogo offensive rebound
5:40	+2	Adama Sanogo makes two point jump shot	23-36
5:24		Daniel Titus turnover (lost ball) (R.J. Cole steals)
5:24		Nendah Tarke personal foul (R.J. Cole draws the foul)
5:24	+1	R.J. Cole makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-37
5:24	+1	R.J. Cole makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-38
5:13	+2	Tyree Corbett makes two point layup	25-38
4:58	+3	Akok Akok makes three point jump shot (Jalen Gaffney assists)	25-41
4:53		Tyree Corbett turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Gaffney steals)
4:44	+2	Tyrese Martin makes two point layup (Jalen Gaffney assists)	25-43
4:29		Jesse Zarzuela turnover (lost ball) (R.J. Cole steals)
4:22	+2	R.J. Cole makes two point layup	25-45
4:20		Eagles 30 second timeout
4:20		TV timeout
4:07		Tyler Polley blocks Nendah Tarke's two point layup
4:05		Daniel Titus offensive rebound
4:05		Akok Akok shooting foul (Daniel Titus draws the foul)
4:05	+1	Daniel Titus makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-45
4:05		Daniel Titus misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:05		Akok Akok defensive rebound
3:38		Tyler Polley misses three point jump shot
3:36		Huskies offensive rebound
3:28		Adama Sanogo turnover (traveling)
3:23		Alex Rojas turnover (out of bounds)
3:05		Tyler Polley misses three point jump shot
3:03		Alex Rojas defensive rebound
2:40		Nendah Tarke misses two point jump shot
2:38		Adama Sanogo defensive rebound
2:31		Tyrese Martin misses two point jump shot
2:29		Alex Rojas defensive rebound
2:22		Mike Hood misses three point jump shot
2:20		Adama Sanogo defensive rebound
2:15		Mike Hood personal foul (Jalen Gaffney draws the foul)
2:15		Jalen Gaffney misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:15		Andre Jackson offensive rebound
2:08		Isaiah Whaley misses two point layup
2:06		Huskies offensive rebound
2:00		R.J. Cole misses two point jump shot
1:58		Nendah Tarke defensive rebound
1:40		Andre Jackson shooting foul (Mike Hood draws the foul)
1:40		Mike Hood misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:40		Mike Hood misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:40		Akok Akok defensive rebound
1:24		Akok Akok misses three point jump shot
1:22		Tyree Corbett defensive rebound
1:08		Alex Rojas misses three point jump shot
1:06		R.J. Cole defensive rebound
1:00		Jalen Gaffney misses three point jump shot
0:58		Alex Rojas defensive rebound
0:47		Tyree Corbett misses two point layup
0:45		Tyree Corbett offensive rebound
0:45		Tyree Corbett misses two point layup
0:43		Huskies defensive rebound
0:43		Reggie James personal foul (Andre Jackson draws the foul)
0:43	+1	Andre Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-46
0:27		Akok Akok turnover (lane violation)
0:27		Jalen Gaffney personal foul (Mike Hood draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Mike Hood makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-46
0:27	+1	Mike Hood makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-46
0:27	+1	Mike Hood makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-46
0:05		Tyler Polley misses three point jump shot
0:03		Remy Lemovou defensive rebound
0:03		Remy Lemovou turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Gaffney steals)
0:03		Jalen Gaffney misses three point jump shot
0:01		Eagles defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
COPP
Eagles
26
UCONN
Huskies
43

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Tyree Corbett misses three point jump shot
19:41		R.J. Cole defensive rebound
19:14		Tyrese Martin misses three point jump shot
19:12		Andre Jackson offensive rebound
19:09		Andre Jackson misses two point layup
19:09		Andre Jackson offensive rebound
19:09		Nathaniel Stokes shooting foul (Andre Jackson draws the foul)
19:06	+1	Andre Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-47
19:06	+1	Andre Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-48
18:55	+3	Alex Rojas makes three point jump shot (Nathaniel Stokes assists)	31-48
18:31		R.J. Cole misses three point jump shot
18:29		Nathaniel Stokes defensive rebound
18:07		Jesse Zarzuela turnover (back court violation)
17:56		Adama Sanogo turnover (3-second violation)
17:41		Tyree Corbett misses three point jump shot
17:39		Nathaniel Stokes offensive rebound
17:34		Mike Hood misses three point jump shot
17:32		Tyrese Martin defensive rebound
17:32		Nathaniel Stokes personal foul (Tyrese Martin draws the foul)
17:19		R.J. Cole misses two point jump shot
17:17		Alex Rojas defensive rebound
17:09		Alex Rojas misses three point jump shot
17:07		Tyrese Martin defensive rebound
17:03		Tyrese Martin turnover (bad pass) (Nendah Tarke steals)
16:56		Mike Hood misses three point jump shot
16:54		R.J. Cole defensive rebound
16:48	+2	R.J. Cole makes two point driving layup	31-50
16:45		TV timeout
16:33		Adama Sanogo shooting foul (Justin Steers draws the foul)
16:32		Justin Steers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:32		Justin Steers misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:32		Justin Steers misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:32		Akok Akok defensive rebound
16:16		Justin Steers personal foul (R.J. Cole draws the foul)
16:04		Tyrese Martin misses two point layup
16:04		Adama Sanogo offensive rebound
16:04	+2	Adama Sanogo makes two point hook shot	31-52
15:44		Nendah Tarke turnover (bad pass) (Adama Sanogo steals)
15:35	+2	Adama Sanogo makes two point dunk	31-54
15:27		Tyrese Martin blocks Tyree Corbett's three point jump shot
15:25		Akok Akok defensive rebound
15:19	+3	Jalen Gaffney makes three point jump shot (Akok Akok assists)	31-57
15:05		Adama Sanogo shooting foul (Tyree Corbett draws the foul)
15:05		TV timeout
15:05	+1	Tyree Corbett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-57
15:05	+1	Tyree Corbett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-57
14:54	+2	Isaiah Whaley makes two point layup (Jalen Gaffney assists)	33-59
14:34		Kyle Cardaci misses two point pullup jump shot
14:32		Eagles offensive rebound
14:17		Alex Rojas misses three point jump shot
14:15		R.J. Cole defensive rebound
14:10		R.J. Cole misses two point floating jump shot
14:08		Akok Akok offensive rebound
14:08		Alex Rojas shooting foul (Akok Akok draws the foul)
14:08	+1	Akok Akok makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-60
14:08	+1	Akok Akok makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-61
13:51		Jalen Gaffney personal foul (Mike Hood draws the foul)
13:39		Justin Steers misses two point layup
13:37		Nathaniel Stokes offensive rebound
13:21		Alex Rojas turnover (traveling)
13:08		Tyler Polley misses two point pullup jump shot
13:06		Justin Steers defensive rebound
12:51		Mike Hood misses two point layup
12:49		Isaiah Whaley defensive rebound
12:44	+3	R.J. Cole makes three point jump shot (Jalen Gaffney assists)	33-64
12:32		Justin Steers offensive foul (R.J. Cole draws the foul)
12:32		Justin Steers turnover
12:23		Andre Jackson turnover (out of bounds)
12:01		Sita Conteh misses three point jump shot
11:59		Jesse Zarzuela offensive rebound
11:55		TV timeout
11:44	+2	Jesse Zarzuela makes two point pullup jump shot	35-64
11:26	+2	Adama Sanogo makes two point dunk (Isaiah Whaley assists)	35-66
10:57		Kyle Cardaci misses three point jump shot
10:55		Andre Jackson defensive rebound
10:44	+2	Adama Sanogo makes two point jump shot (Andre Jackson assists)	35-68
10:20		Nathaniel Stokes misses two point fadeaway jump shot
10:18		Andre Jackson defensive rebound
10:11		Andre Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Cardaci steals)
10:02		Kyle Cardaci misses three point jump shot
10:00		Andre Jackson defensive rebound
9:55		Jalen Gaffney misses two point floating jump shot
9:54		Adama Sanogo offensive rebound
9:54	+2	Adama Sanogo makes two point putback layup	35-70
9:54		Sita Conteh shooting foul (Adama Sanogo draws the foul)
9:54		Adama Sanogo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:54		Sita Conteh defensive rebound
9:38		Adama Sanogo shooting foul (Daniel Titus draws the foul)
9:38		Daniel Titus misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:38	+1	Daniel Titus makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-70
9:38	+1	Daniel Titus makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-70
9:25		Kyle Cardaci personal foul (Andre Jackson draws the foul)
9:25		Andre Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:25		Eagles defensive rebound
9:24		Isaiah Whaley personal foul
9:15		Jesse Zarzuela turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Polley steals)
9:01		Rahsool Diggins misses two point layup
8:59		Samson Johnson offensive rebound
8:56	+2	Samson Johnson makes two point putback layup	36-72
8:41		Jesse Zarzuela misses three point jump shot
8:39		Sita Conteh offensive rebound
8:33	+2	Sita Conteh makes two point tip shot	38-72
8:19	+2	Rahsool Diggins makes two point driving layup	38-74
8:05		Samson Johnson personal foul (Daniel Titus draws the foul)
7:59		Daniel Titus misses three point jump shot
7:57		Andre Jackson defensive rebound
7:49		Isaiah Whaley misses three point jump shot
7:47		Tyree Corbett defensive rebound
7:40		Isaiah Whaley shooting foul (Tyree Corbett draws the foul)
7:40		TV timeout
7:40	+1	Tyree Corbett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-74
7:40		Tyree Corbett misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:40		Adama Sanogo defensive rebound
7:22	+3	Akok Akok makes three point jump shot (R.J. Cole assists)	39-77
6:56		Tyree Corbett misses two point layup
6:54		Tyree Corbett offensive rebound
6:54		R.J. Cole personal foul (Tyree Corbett draws the foul)
6:54	+1	Tyree Corbett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-77
6:54		Tyree Corbett misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:54		Tyrese Martin defensive rebound
6:31		R.J. Cole misses three point jump shot
6:29		Eagles defensive rebound
6:16		Daniel Titus turnover (bad pass) (Akok Akok steals)
6:11	+3	Jalen Gaffney makes three point jump shot (R.J. Cole assists)	40-80
5:54	+3	Tyree Corbett makes three point jump shot	43-80
5:31		R.J. Cole misses two point layup
5:29		Jalen Gaffney offensive rebound
5:23	+3	R.J. Cole makes three point jump shot (Jalen Gaffney assists)	43-83
4:58		Tyree Corbett turnover (bad pass)
4:39		Andre Jackson misses two point layup
4:37		Akok Akok offensive rebound
4:30		Akok Akok misses two point layup
4:28		Remy Lemovou defensive rebound
4:21		Kyle Cardaci misses three point jump shot
4:19		Samson Johnson defensive rebound
4:14		Tyler Polley misses three point jump shot
4:12		Remy Lemovou defensive rebound
4:03		Sita Conteh misses three point jump shot
4:01		Kyle Cardaci offensive rebound
3:44		Andre Jackson personal foul (Daniel Titus draws the foul)
3:44		TV timeout
3:44		Daniel Titus misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:44		Remy Lemovou offensive rebound
3:40		Remy Lemovou turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Polley steals)
3:23		Samson Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:21		Tyler Polley offensive rebound
3:17		Daniel Titus shooting foul (Tyler Polley draws the foul)
3:17	+1	Tyler Polley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-84
3:17	+1	Tyler Polley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-85
3:03		Tyler Polley personal foul (Greg Spurlock draws the foul)
3:03	+1	Greg Spurlock makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-85
3:03		Greg Spurlock misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:03		Remy Lemovou offensive rebound
2:56		Remy Lemovou misses two point layup
2:54		Andre Jackson defensive rebound
2:48		Andre Jackson misses two point floating jump shot
2:46		Greg Spurlock defensive rebound
2:34		Sita Conteh misses two point turnaround jump shot
2:32		Andre Jackson defensive rebound
2:27		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
2:25		Sita Conteh defensive rebound
2:21	+2	Reggie James makes two point layup (Sita Conteh assists)	46-85
2:21		Tyler Polley shooting foul (Reggie James draws the foul)
2:21	+1	Reggie James makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-85
2:07	+2	Samson Johnson makes two point floating jump shot (Richie Springs assists)	47-87
1:48		Rahsool Diggins personal foul (Reggie James draws the foul)
1:48		Rahsool Diggins personal foul (Reggie James draws the foul)
1:48	+1	Reggie James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-87
1:48	+1	Reggie James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-87
1:34	+2	Richie Springs makes two point jump shot (Matt Garry assists)	49-89
1:15		Greg Spurlock misses three point jump shot
1:13		Huskies defensive rebound
0:57		Daniel Titus blocks Richie Springs's two point layup
0:55		Richie Springs offensive rebound
0:50		Samson Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:48		Eagles defensive rebound
0:39	+2	Remy Lemovou makes two point layup	51-89
0:39		Samson Johnson shooting foul (Remy Lemovou draws the foul)
0:39	+1	Remy Lemovou makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-89
0:26		Remy Lemovou blocks Matt Garry's two point layup
0:24		Daniel Titus defensive rebound
0:20	+2	Greg Spurlock makes two point dunk (Daniel Titus assists)	54-89

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Greg Spurlock makes two point dunk (Daniel Titus assists)