Reed's historic performance fuels UConn men's 82-71 March Madness win over Furman
AP On a night where most of the UConn men’s basketball team was lifeless, senior center Tarris Reed, Jr. had the best game of his career and carried the Huskies to an 82-71 first-round win over upset-minded Furman. The No.
15 Paladins gave No. 2 UConn everything it could handle in Philadelphia during a game that started around 10:30 p. m.
Friday and didn’t finish until after 12:45 a. m. Saturday.
Furman battled all night and put a legitimate scare into a Huskies squad missing its First Team All-Big East point guard, junior Silas Demary Jr. , as well as junior forward Jaylin Stewart, a key reserve. While the Paladins did almost everything right, they had no answer for Reed, who shattered his career highs with 31 points and 27 rebounds.
From the opening tip, Furman was unable to handle Reed, who reached 19 points by halftime. While Reed was hot, no one else on UConn’s roster looked ready to play. The Huskies made only one three-pointer in the first half and finished with just five.
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