Homefield — March Madness

FurmanNo. 15

ConnecticutNo. 2

FinalTBS

43.5%

37.5%

3PT

REB

AST

49.2%

20.0%

3PT

REB

AST

15-seeds have won 11 of 160 games vs 2-seeds (6.9%). Rare, but when it happens -- think Oral Roberts (2021), Saint Peter's (2022) -- it's the stuff of legend.

Reed Dismantles Furman From the Inside Out

Connecticut survived a Furman shooting barrage 82-71, with Tarris Reed Jr.'s 31-point, 27-rebound performance making the Paladins' perimeter advantage functionally irrelevant.

Tarris Reed Jr. finished with 31 points and 27 rebounds, 11 of them offensive, shooting 12-of-15 from the field in 34 minutes. Furman had no answer for him in the post and no way to keep him off the glass after misses, turning every Connecticut brick into a second or third opportunity.

Alex Karaban added 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting, hitting 4-of-9 from three to give Connecticut a second scoring option that could punish a defense stretched thin by Reed's presence in the paint. Braylon Mullins contributed 6 assists and 3 steals against a single turnover, running a clean operation at the point even while going 0-of-8 from three.

Connecticut's 18 offensive rebounds to Furman's 4 is the number that settles this game: Furman shot 37.5 percent from three and got to the line 25 times, which kept the deficit manageable throughout, but a team cannot sustain that kind of second-chance deficit and win. Connecticut's 21-point rebounding advantage off the offensive glass manufactured possessions that Furman's shooting efficiency never came close to offsetting.

Game Story

The Connecticut Huskies defeated the Furman Paladins 82-71 in a solid all-around performance.•Tarris Reed Jr. led the way with a double-double, finishing with 31 points and 27 rebounds.•Alex Karaban contributed 22 points.•Connecticut shot 49.2% from the field, edging Furman's 43.5%.•Connecticut moved the ball beautifully with 22 assists.•Connecticut won the rebounding battle decisively, out-rebounding Furman 44-23.•Furman's bench outscored Connecticut's 16-4.•Tom House also contributed 20 points.•The Connecticut Huskies defeated the Furman Paladins 82-71 in a solid all-around performance.•Tarris Reed Jr. led the way with a double-double, finishing with 31 points and 27 rebounds.•Alex Karaban contributed 22 points.•Connecticut shot 49.2% from the field, edging Furman's 43.5%.•Connecticut moved the ball beautifully with 22 assists.•Connecticut won the rebounding battle decisively, out-rebounding Furman 44-23.•Furman's bench outscored Connecticut's 16-4.•Tom House also contributed 20 points.•