BOSTON (Interstat) — In a high-paced offensive showdown, Connecticut remained undefeated by holding off a second-half surge from BYU for an 86-84 victory on Saturday at Matthews Arena. The Huskies led 43-32 at halftime, but the Cougars erupted for 52 points after the break to make it a nail-biter.

Connecticut’s Tarris Reed Jr. led all scorers with 21 points and eight rebounds. BYU was paced by AJ Dybantsa’s 25 points and six rebounds. The game featured 16 lead changes and was tied 10 times before the Huskies secured the final stop in the closing seconds to improve to 4-0. The Cougars fell to 3-1.