DES MOINES, Iowa -- Rodney Purvis, Daniel Hamilton and a stifling defense carried Connecticut back from an 11-point first-half deficit, giving the Huskies enough for a 74-67 first-round victory over Colorado that kept coach Kevin Ollie unbeaten in the NCAA Tournament.
Rodney Purvis leads @UConnMBB with 19 points!
Moving on to the 2nd Round!#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/ejL6t7SamyPurvis scored 15 of his 19 points after halftime, Daniel Hamilton had 17 points and 10 rebounds and the No. 9 seed Huskies (25-10) advanced to the second round of the South Region.