UConn men’s basketball pulls away for 84-68 win over Ohio State

STORRS, Conn. —UConn had its depth tested in its first game without Nik Khamenia on Friday night, and it held up to beat a talented Ohio State team. After a rough shooting night Monday, Braylon Mullins made his way back out onto the Gampel Pavilion floor and spent at least an hour getting shots up from all over the court. It paid off as he found his shooting stroke with five 3-pointers on his way to a game-high 22 points in the Huskies’ 84-68 win. kAm$:=2D s6>2CJ yC] 2?5 }2’;2: w:?6D[ 3@E9 =:>:E65 E@ ;FDE D6G6? 7:CDE\92=7 >:?FE6D H:E9 7@F= EC@F3=6[ C6DA@?565 H:E9 DEC@?8 D64@?5 92=G6D E@ E2<6 4@?EC@= @7 E96 82>6] w:?6D >:DD65 @?=J @?6 D9@E 7C@> E96 7:6=5 2?5 D4@C65 `f @7 9:D 42C66C\9:89 a_ A@:?ED :? E96 D64@?5 92=7] s6>2CJ 42>6 2? 2DD:DE D9J @7 9:D 7:CDE 5@F3=6\5@F3=6 @7 E96 D62D@?[ 7:?:D9:?8 H:E9 `_ A@:?ED[ ?:?6 2DD:DED[ EH@ C63@F?5D 2?5 EH@ DE62=D]k^Am kAmuC6D9>2? r@=36? {2?5C6H[ >2<:?8 9:D 7:CDE 42C66C C68F=2C\D62D@? DE2CE :? A=246 @7 z92>6?:2[ H9@ D2E @? E96 36?49 H:E9 9:D =67E 7@@E :? 2 3@@E[ 925 `a A@:?ED H:E9 7@FC C63@F?5D 2D E96 7@FCE9\C2?<65 wFD<:6D >@G65 E@ c\_ @? E96 J62C]k^Am kAm&r@?? 7:?:D965 E96 82>6 D9@@E:?8 e`T 7C@> E96 7:6=5 2?5 h 7@C `h Wcf]cTX 7C@> 36J@?5 E96 2C4] p?5[ 27E6C 2==@H:?8 E96 qF4<6J6D E@ >2<6 dg]bT @7 E96:C D9@ED :? E96 7:CDE 92=7[ E96 wFD<:6D’ 5676?D6 96=5 E96> E@ ;FDE c_T 27E6C E96 3C62<]k^Am kAms6>2CJ 4@?E:?F65 E@ 36 E96 6?8:?6 @7 E96 wFD<:6D’ @776?D6[ <66A:?8 A246 H:E9 ~9:@ $E2E6’D :?E6C:@C AC6D6?46 62C=J :? E96 82>6 2D 96 2DD:DE65 3@E9 7C6D9>6?[ {2?5C6H 2?5 yF?:@C r@F?EJ[ 7C@> 36J@?5 E96 2C4] p?5 |F==:?D[ H9@ >256 9:D 7:CDE EC:A=6 @?=J `b D64@?5D :?E@ E96 82>6[ ?2:=65 EH@ >@C6 :? 2 >2EE6C @7 2 >:?FE6 2D &r@?? C2? @FE E@ 2 ad\`b =625]k^Am kAm%96 wFD<:6D 96=5 E96 =:?6 H:E9 s6>2CJ 2?5 w:?6D 6249 8@:?8 E@ E96 36?49 62C=J H:E9 EH@ 7@F=D] pD E96 qF4<6J6D 4FE 5@H? E96 =625[ {2?5C6H 2?5 |F==:?D 7:?:D965 324<\E@\324< E9C66\A@:?E A=2JD F?56C E96 32D<6E E@ >2:?E2:? E96:C 4FD9:@?]k^Am kAm%96 9:89=:89E @7 E96 7:CDE 92=7 42>6 27E6C |F==:?D 2EE6>AE65 E@ C64C62E6 9:D bd\7@@E D9@E[ 2=36:E 7C@> E96 @AA@D:E6 D:56 @7 E96 4@FCE[ 2?5 H2D @77 E96 >2C<] t8@C p>@D@G >2?2865 E@ D?2C6 E96 @776?D:G6 C63@F?5[ C2? E@ E96 4@C?6C 2?5 49F4<65 FA 2 AC2J6C E92E 362E E96 D9@E 4=@4< 3FKK6C[ D6?5:?8 wFC=6J 2?5 E96 9@>6 4C@H5 :?E@ 2 7C6?KJ]k^Am kAmqFE ~9:@ $E2E6 2?DH6C65 H:E9 2 `b\` CF?[ 42A:E2=:K:?8 @? 2 7=FCCJ @7 EFC?@G6CD 2D s6>2CJ 2?5 w:?6D C6>2:?65 @? E96 36?49[ E@ 4FE :ED 567:4:E E@ ;FDE EH@ A@:?ED[ ca\c_[ 2E 92=7E:>6]k^Am kAmyFDE:? !:AA6?[ D@? @7 }qp =686?5 $4@EE:6 !:AA6?[ 82G6 E96 qF4<6J6D E96:C 7:CDE =625 @7 E96 82>6 H:E9 2 EC:A=6 E@ DE2CE E96 D64@?5 92=7 2?5 y:>>:6 (:==:2>D 4@?E:?F65 E@ 36 2 E9@C? :? E96 wFD<:6D’ D:56 H:E9 9:D D9@E>2<:?8 2?5 9:D 677@CE @? E96 @776?D:G6 8=2DD]k^Am kAm(:==:2>D D4@C65 `` @7 ~9:@ $E2E6’D 7:CDE `e A@:?ED :? E96 D64@?5 92=7 2?5 7:?:D965 H:E9 `f E@ =625 E96 E62>[ ;FDE 29625 @7 `e A@:?ED 7C@> A@:?E 8F2C5 y@9? |@3=6J yC]k^Am kAmqFE &r@?? >256 D6G6? 4@?D64FE:G6 D9@ED 7C@> E96 7:6=5 2?5 AFD965 :ED =625 324< @FE E@ 6:89E H:E9 2 7=@2E6C 7C@> s6>2CJ 2C@F?5 E96 `a\>:?FE6 >2C<] w:?6D 6IE6?565 :E E@ 5@F3=6 7:8FC6D H:E9 2 A2:C @7 3F4<6ED F?56C E96 32D<6E[ :?4=F5:?8 2 E9C66\A@:?E A=2J[ E92E >256 :E 2 `c\a wFD<:6D’ CF? 2?5 7@C465 ~9:@ $E2E6 :?E@ 2 E:>6@FE 2D :E H6?E >@C6 E92? E9C66 >:?FE6D H:E9@FE 2 >256 D9@E]k^Am kAmw:?6D 925 9:D @H? D9@E 4=@4< 362E6C 7C@> ;FDE :?D:56 E96 b\A@:?E 2C4 E92E 6DD6?E:2==J AFE E96 82>6 2H2J 2D E96 wFD<:6D H6?E FA[ g_\eb[ H:E9 EH@ 2?5 92=7 >:?FE6D E@ A=2J]k^Am