HARTFORD, Conn. - Rodney Purvis led UConn with a career-high 30 points as the Huskies survived a test from USF, to win 77-66 in the first round of the 2017 Frontier Communications American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament.
UConn (15-16) was up 15 after a basket by Amida Brimah to begin the second half but USF (7-23) battled back to make it a two-point game with 2:48 left. From there, UConn closed the game on a 9-0 run to move to the quarterfinals.