Newton has triple-double, No. 21 UConn tops No. 10 Marquette
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) UConn appears to have its mojo back.
Jordan Hawkins scored 20 points and Tristen Newton recorded his second triple-double of the season as No. 21 Connecticut ran away from No. 10 Marquette 87-72 on Tuesday night.
Newton had 12 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds for the Huskies (19-6, 8-6 Big East), who won their third straight game after losing six of eight. They started the season 14-0, rising to No. 2 in the AP Top 25.
''Teams go through tough stretches during the course of the season,'' coach Dan Hurley said. ''The bottom line is we're 19-6. You know, we beat some of the best teams in the country.''
Adama Sanogo added 18 points, while Alex Karaban and Nahiem Alleyne each chipped in with 13 for Connecticut, which never trailed.
Tyler Kolek had 17 points to lead Marquette (19-6, 11-3), which had its five-game winning streak snapped. Ben Gold and Stevie Mitchell each scored 12.
The Huskies outrebounded Marquette 48-24 and used 21 offensive boards to help them get 27 second-chance points. The Huskies also had 20 assists on 31 baskets, while holding Marquette to just seven assists.
UConn opened the game on a 22-6 run, highlighted by a fast-break lob from Newton to Andre Jackson for a dunk that brought the crowd to its feet. The Huskies made their first four 3-point shots, three by Hawkins, who had 14 points in the first half.
A hook shot by Sanogo gave UConn its first 20-point lead at 32-12 .
A late first-half run by Marquette cut the margin to 43-29, but Alleyne hit a 3-pointer from almost half court to send UConn into the break with a 17-point cushion.
Another 3-pointer from Alleyne gave the Huskies a 59-38 lead in the second half.
UConn led by 25 before Marquette went on an 8-0 run to pull within 17. But the Golden Eagles never threatened to get back in the game.
''We won two or three games in January,'' Hawkins said. ''It was definitely a tough stretch, definitely going to shake your confidence. But you just have to stay the course, trust the process and that's what we did and that's what we're going to continue to do during this last stretch.''
BIG PICTURE
Marquette: The Golden Eagles had won nine of 10. They are trying to win a regular-season conference title after being picked ninth in the preseason poll by the league's coaches.
UConn: Entered 1-5 against the top five teams in the Big East and 1-3 versus ranked opponents. UConn lost 82-76 at Marquette on Jan. 11 after leading by 11 points in the first half.
''The rankings mean nothing,'' Marquette coach Shaka Smart said. ''It's amazing the disparity - no disrespect to anyone here - between what the ranking means to media and fans in the middle of a season and what it means to players and coaches. It just doesn't mean anything.''
BACK FROM INJURY
Marquette's Sean Jones, who missed the previous three games with a wrist injury, had 11 points in just over 19 minutes. He came down hard on the wrist in the second half, but appeared to shake it off and continued playing.
REPEAT PERFORMANCE
Newton's first triple-double came in November against Buffalo, when he had 22 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. He joined Shabazz Napier as the only Huskies players to get more than one.
''My amigos right here, they were going crazy hitting shots,'' Newton said. ''They were boxing out and I was getting the rebound, so I just had the easy job, just get them the ball.''
UP NEXT
Marquette: At last-place Georgetown on Saturday.
UConn: Will visit No. 23 Creighton on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Oso Ighodaro vs. Adama Sanogo (Alex Karaban gains possession) | Â | |
19:28 | +3 | Jordan Hawkins makes three point jump shot | 0-3 | |
19:09 | Â | Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses two point hook shot | Â | |
19:07 | Â | Adama Sanogo defensive rebound | Â | |
18:52 | Â | Tristen Newton turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Kolek steals) | Â | |
18:43 | +2 | Tyler Kolek makes two point layup | 2-3 | |
18:27 | Â | Tristen Newton turnover (lost ball) (Stevie Mitchell steals) | Â | |
18:24 | Â | Tristen Newton personal foul (Stevie Mitchell draws the foul) | Â | |
18:00 | Â | Jordan Hawkins blocks Tyler Kolek's two point layup | Â | |
17:58 | Â | Adama Sanogo defensive rebound | Â | |
17:51 | +2 | Adama Sanogo makes two point floating jump shot (Alex Karaban assists) | 2-5 | |
17:30 | Â | Oso Ighodaro turnover (bad pass) (Tristen Newton steals) | Â | |
17:25 | +2 | Andre Jackson Jr. makes two point dunk (Tristen Newton assists) | 2-7 | |
17:07 | Â | Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup | Â | |
17:05 | Â | Oso Ighodaro offensive rebound | Â | |
17:06 | Â | Andre Jackson Jr. blocks Oso Ighodaro's two point layup | Â | |
17:04 | Â | Golden Eagles offensive rebound | Â | |
16:52 | +2 | Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup | 4-7 | |
16:26 | Â | Adama Sanogo misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:24 | Â | Olivier-Maxence Prosper defensive rebound | Â | |
16:11 | Â | Tyler Kolek misses two point layup | Â | |
16:09 | Â | Tristen Newton defensive rebound | Â | |
15:55 | Â | Olivier-Maxence Prosper shooting foul (Jordan Hawkins draws the foul) | Â | |
15:55 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:55 | +1 | Jordan Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 4-8 | |
15:55 | +1 | Jordan Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 4-9 | |
15:55 | +1 | Jordan Hawkins makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 4-10 | |
15:42 | Â | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:40 | Â | Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound | Â | |
15:17 | Â | Adama Sanogo misses two point layup | Â | |
15:15 | Â | David Joplin defensive rebound | Â | |
14:58 | Â | Chase Ross turnover (bad pass) (Tristen Newton steals) | Â | |
14:54 | Â | Kam Jones shooting foul (Tristen Newton draws the foul) | Â | |
14:54 | Â | Tristen Newton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
14:54 | +1 | Tristen Newton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-11 | |
14:42 | Â | Oso Ighodaro misses two point hook shot | Â | |
14:40 | Â | Alex Karaban defensive rebound | Â | |
14:16 | +3 | Jordan Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Tristen Newton assists) | 4-14 | |
14:05 | Â | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:03 | Â | Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound | Â | |
13:55 | +3 | Nahiem Alleyne makes three point jump shot (Tristen Newton assists) | 4-17 | |
13:53 | Â | Golden Eagles 30 second timeout | Â | |
13:35 | +2 | Ben Gold makes two point layup | 6-17 | |
13:08 | Â | Kam Jones personal foul (Tristen Newton draws the foul) | Â | |
13:00 | +2 | Jordan Hawkins makes two point layup | 6-19 | |
12:41 | Â | Ben Gold misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:39 | Â | Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound | Â | |
12:31 | Â | Tristen Newton misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:29 | Â | Donovan Clingan offensive rebound | Â | |
12:25 | +3 | Alex Karaban makes three point jump shot (Donovan Clingan assists) | 6-22 | |
12:14 | +2 | Tyler Kolek makes two point layup | 8-22 | |
11:51 | +2 | Tristen Newton makes two point layup | 8-24 | |
11:32 | Â | Alex Karaban shooting foul (Olivier-Maxence Prosper draws the foul) | Â | |
11:32 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:32 | Â | Olivier-Maxence Prosper misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | Â | |
11:32 | +1 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 9-24 | |
11:32 | +1 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 10-24 | |
11:12 | Â | Hassan Diarra turnover (traveling) | Â | |
10:50 | Â | Olivier-Maxence Prosper offensive foul (Nahiem Alleyne draws the foul) | Â | |
10:50 | Â | Olivier-Maxence Prosper turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
10:25 | Â | Nahiem Alleyne misses two point layup | Â | |
10:23 | Â | Andre Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
10:19 | Â | Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:17 | Â | Andre Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
10:16 | +2 | Andre Jackson Jr. makes two point putback layup | 10-26 | |
10:03 | Â | Jump ball. Tyler Kolek vs. Nahiem Alleyne (Golden Eagles gains possession) | Â | |
9:59 | +2 | Kam Jones makes two point layup | 12-26 | |
9:37 | +2 | Joey Calcaterra makes two point jump shot | 12-28 | |
9:12 | Â | Kam Jones turnover (lost ball) (Hassan Diarra steals) | Â | |
9:02 | +2 | Adama Sanogo makes two point layup (Joey Calcaterra assists) | 12-30 | |
8:47 | Â | Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:45 | Â | Joey Calcaterra defensive rebound | Â | |
8:34 | +2 | Adama Sanogo makes two point layup (Tristen Newton assists) | 12-32 | |
8:05 | Â | Joey Calcaterra shooting foul (Stevie Mitchell draws the foul) | Â | |
8:05 | Â | Stevie Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
8:05 | +1 | Stevie Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-32 | |
7:45 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:34 | Â | Jordan Hawkins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:32 | Â | Chase Ross defensive rebound | Â | |
7:05 | +2 | Stevie Mitchell makes two point layup | 15-32 | |
6:47 | +3 | Jordan Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Tristen Newton assists) | 15-35 | |
6:37 | Â | Chase Ross misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:33 | Â | Golden Eagles offensive rebound | Â | |
6:19 | Â | Stevie Mitchell misses two point layup | Â | |
6:17 | Â | Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound | Â | |
6:18 | Â | Stevie Mitchell personal foul (Jordan Hawkins draws the foul) | Â | |
6:06 | Â | Jordan Hawkins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:04 | Â | David Joplin defensive rebound | Â | |
5:56 | +2 | Tyler Kolek makes two point layup | 17-35 | |
5:39 | +2 | Adama Sanogo makes two point layup (Andre Jackson Jr. assists) | 17-37 | |
5:28 | Â | Tyler Kolek misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:26 | Â | Adama Sanogo defensive rebound | Â | |
5:09 | Â | Alex Karaban turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
4:57 | +3 | Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Tyler Kolek assists) | 20-37 | |
4:27 | +2 | Tristen Newton makes two point jump shot | 20-39 | |
4:27 | Â | Ben Gold shooting foul (Tristen Newton draws the foul) | Â | |
4:27 | +1 | Tristen Newton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-40 | |
4:15 | +2 | Ben Gold makes two point layup | 22-40 | |
3:46 | Â | Nahiem Alleyne misses two point layup | Â | |
3:44 | Â | Donovan Clingan offensive rebound | Â | |
3:43 | +2 | Donovan Clingan makes two point layup | 22-42 | |
3:35 | +3 | Ben Gold makes three point jump shot (Tyler Kolek assists) | 25-42 | |
3:13 | Â | Stevie Mitchell shooting foul (Donovan Clingan draws the foul) | Â | |
3:13 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:13 | +1 | Donovan Clingan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-43 | |
3:13 | Â | Donovan Clingan misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
3:13 | Â | Kam Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
3:00 | Â | Kam Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:58 | Â | Tristen Newton defensive rebound | Â | |
2:48 | Â | Tristen Newton misses two point layup | Â | |
2:46 | Â | Donovan Clingan offensive rebound | Â | |
2:47 | Â | Donovan Clingan misses two point layup | Â | |
2:47 | Â | Donovan Clingan offensive rebound | Â | |
2:47 | Â | Ben Gold personal foul (Donovan Clingan draws the foul) | Â | |
2:44 | Â | Donovan Clingan misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
2:44 | Â | David Joplin defensive rebound | Â | |
2:42 | Â | Jordan Hawkins personal foul | Â | |
2:28 | Â | Andre Jackson Jr. personal foul (Sean Jones draws the foul) | Â | |
2:22 | Â | Tyler Kolek misses two point layup | Â | |
2:20 | Â | Stevie Mitchell offensive rebound | Â | |
2:16 | Â | Jordan Hawkins blocks Stevie Mitchell's two point layup | Â | |
2:16 | Â | Golden Eagles offensive rebound | Â | |
2:15 | Â | David Joplin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:13 | Â | Tristen Newton defensive rebound | Â | |
1:48 | Â | David Joplin blocks Alex Karaban's three point jump shot | Â | |
1:46 | Â | Andre Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
1:43 | Â | Andre Jackson Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:41 | Â | Adama Sanogo offensive rebound | Â | |
1:41 | Â | Adama Sanogo misses two point layup | Â | |
1:39 | Â | Ben Gold defensive rebound | Â | |
1:32 | Â | Stevie Mitchell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:30 | Â | Huskies defensive rebound | Â | |
1:12 | Â | Andre Jackson Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Stevie Mitchell steals) | Â | |
1:05 | Â | Andre Jackson Jr. shooting foul (Tyler Kolek draws the foul) | Â | |
1:05 | +1 | Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-43 | |
1:05 | Â | Huskies 30 second timeout | Â | |
1:05 | +1 | Tyler Kolek makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-43 | |
0:49 | Â | Jordan Hawkins turnover (lost ball) (Chase Ross steals) | Â | |
0:41 | Â | Chase Ross misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:39 | Â | Alex Karaban defensive rebound | Â | |
0:12 | Â | Adama Sanogo misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:10 | Â | Sean Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
0:06 | +2 | Chase Ross makes two point layup (Sean Jones assists) | 29-43 | |
0:01 | +3 | Nahiem Alleyne makes three point jump shot | 29-46 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |