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Connecticut, Central Arkansas battle for first time
Nov 17, 2006 - 3:31 PM Central Ark (1-1) at No. 19 Connecticut (1-0) 8:00 pm ESTHARTFORD, Connecticut (Ticker) - Connecticut and Central Arkansas cross paths for the first time Friday.
The 19th-ranked Huskies opened their season with a 53-46 win over Quinnipiac a week ago.
Freshman Jerome Dyson scored 16 points and Jeff Adrien added 14 and 16 rebounds for Connecticut, which shot just 30 percent (17-of-56) from the field.
Freshman center Hasheem Thabeet collected 11 boards and seven blocks for the Huskies, who held their opponent to an abysmal 26 percent (16-of-62) shooting mark and dominated the glass, 51-31.
The Bears suffered their first loss of the campaign, a 69-64 shortcoming to St. Bonaventure on Tuesday. Durrell Nevels had 16 points and Nate Bowie chipped in 13 for Central Arkansas.
The Huskies are 18-2 in their first game of the season at the Hartford Civic Center under Jim Calhoun.
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