Furman 71, at Connecticut 82

PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — In a game defined by a dominant interior presence, the Connecticut Huskies leaned on a career performance from center Tarris Reed to outlast a persistent Furman squad 82-71 in a men’s NCAA Division I playoff game Friday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena. A crowd of 19,636 saw the Huskies, now 30-5, advance behind a methodical and overwhelming performance from the 6-foot-10, 265-pound Reed. The junior from St. Louis scored a career-high 31 points, relentlessly attacking the paint and controlling the glass to help Connecticut overcome a spirited challenge from the Paladins, who finished their season at 22-13.… Read more...