WHEN: Today, 7
WHERE: XL Center
RECORDS: UNH 2-3, UConn 5-1
ON THE AIR: SNY (Bob Picozzi, Tim Welsh)
UP NEXT: vs. North Carolina State, Dec. 4, Madison Square Garden
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Jordon Bronner, G, 6-0 Jr.: 6 ppg, 3.6 apg
Chandler Rhoads, G, 6-4 Sr.: 13 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3 apg
Patrick Konan, F, 6-6 Sr.: 13.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg
Chris Matagrano, F, 6-9 Sr.: 6.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Chris Pelcher, C, 6-10 R-Jr.: 12 ppg, 8 rpg
Ferg Myrick, F, 6-6 Sr.: 11.8 ppg, 7.2 rpg
Scott Morris, G, 6-2 Jr.: 3.8 ppg
UCONN
Ryan Boatright, G, 5-10 So.: Team-high 5 apg, shooting 25% on 3-pointers
Shabazz Napier, G, 6-0 Jr..: 20.8 ppg, 45.7 % FG
Omar Calhoun, G, 6-5 Fr.: Double-digits in 4 of last 5 games
DeAndre Daniels, F, 6-8 So.: 8.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Tyler Olander, F, 6-9 Jr.: Leads team with 4.8 rpg, shooting 36.1% from field
Niels Giffey, F, 6-7 Jr.: Career-high 15 pts, 8 rebs vs. Stony Brook
Enosch Wolf, C, 7-1 Jr.: 64.3% FG
Phil Nolan, F, 6-9 Fr.: 8.4 mpg
Leon Tolksdorf, F, 6-8 Fr.: Appeared in just two games
Brendan Allen, G, 6-3 So.: Has not played in six games
STORY LINES
IN NEED OF NIELS: Junior Niels Giffey replaced RJ Evans (sternalclavicular sprain) as the team’s sixth man versus Stony Brook, turning in career highs in points (15) and rebounds (8). UConn will count on major minutes from Giffey until Evans returns. A team official said it would be “highly optimistic” to predict a return in the Dec. 4 showdown with N.C. State. UConn’s Dec. 7 home game versus Harvard seems more realistic for Evans, who has made “great progress,” according to coach Kevin Ollie.
MORE FROM THE BIGS: The frontcourt duo of Tyler Olander and DeAndre Daniels has combined to average just 10 rebounds per game, a number that must increase soon. “We’re not going to just keep winning with our guards,” Ollie said. “We need somebody who can go down there and score and somebody who can get us a double-double. Tyler has that potential, DeAndre has that potential and Phil (Nolan) has that potential.”
STREAKING AT XL: UConn has won the first game of the season in the XL Center (formerly the Civic Center) in each of its last 24 years.
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