No. 2UConn Huskies

East Region · 1st Round

Past match

UConn Huskies won.

UConn Huskies beat the Furman Paladins

Ranked #15 · 22-13 71 – 82

Ranked #2 · 30-5

Final · Fri, Mar 20

Game Details

Xfinity Mobile Arena (Philadelphia) · 19,636 fans · TBS View tournament bracket →

Recap

Tarris Reed Jr. has 31 points and 27 rebounds as No. 2 UConn beats Furman 82-71 in NCAA Tournament

Tarris Reed Jr. put up monster numbers, 31 points and 27 rebounds, the kind of sensational stat line not seen in the NCAA Tournament in nearly 60 years, that saved UConn from the upset of this March.

Recap via ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	T
FUR	36	35	71
CONN	40	42	82

Game Flow

FUR CONN

H1H2

6-0Biggest Run8-0

1Largest Lead14

2 lead changes · tied 0 times

Win Probability · UConn Huskies

tip-offnow: 100%

Game Leaders

Furman Paladins

Tom House · 21Points
Ben Vander Wal · 5Assists
Charles Johnston · 6Rebounds

UConn Huskies

Tarris Reed Jr. · 31Points
Malachi Smith · 7Assists
Tarris Reed Jr. · 27Rebounds

2025-26 Southern Conference Standings

Team	GB
East Tennessee State	-
Mercer	2
Wofford	2
Samford	2
Furman	3
Western Carolina	3
UNC Greensboro	4
Chattanooga	6
The Citadel	6
VMI	12

2025-26 Big East Conference Standings

Team	GB
St. John's	-
UConn	1
Villanova	3
Seton Hall	8
Creighton	9
DePaul	10
Butler	11
Providence	11
Marquette	11
Georgetown	12
Xavier	12

Team Stats

Furman PaladinsUConn Huskies

Shooting

21-47, 45% Field Goals 32-65, 49%

9-24, 38% 3-Pointers 5-25, 20%

20-26, 77% Free Throws 13-18, 72%

Possessions

23 Rebounds 44

4 Offensive Rebounds 18

14 Assists 22

3 Steals 7

3 Blocks 1

11 Turnovers 9

15 Fouls 17

Scoring

24 Points in Paint 46

10 Fast Break Points 12

1 Largest Lead 14

Box Score

Furman Paladins ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
C. JohnstonF	10	6	0	17	3-4	1-1	3-3	1	0	1	0	6	1
Coo. BowserF	9	5	4	31	3-5	0-0	3-4	1	1	2	0	5	3
A. WilkinsG	21	1	4	35	8-15	4-8	1-3	4	1	0	0	1	4
E. BronsonG	0	1	0	19	0-3	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	2
T. HouseG	21	3	0	36	5-13	4-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	3	0
Bench
B. Vander WalF	4	4	5	20	1-1	0-0	2-3	1	0	0	3	1	1
Cole BowserG	6	1	0	17	1-1	0-0	4-4	0	0	0	0	1	3
A. FranklinG	0	0	0	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
A. ThomasG	0	0	1	18	0-4	0-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1
O. RitgerF	DNP: Did not play
M. SmithF	DNP: Did not play
T. TillmanF	DNP: Did not play
D. MolnarF	DNP: Did not play
G. LewisG	DNP: Did not play
C. O'NealG	DNP: Did not play
Team	71	23	14		21-47	9-24	20-26	11	3	3	4	19	15

UConn Huskies ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
A. KarabanF	22	3	3	38	9-16	4-9	0-0	2	2	0	2	1	2
T. Reed Jr.C	31	27	3	35	12-15	0-0	7-9	2	0	0	11	16	1
B. MullinsG	12	2	6	37	5-14	0-8	2-2	1	3	0	0	2	2
S. BallG	9	5	1	25	3-12	1-6	2-2	2	0	0	2	3	2
M. SmithG	4	1	7	32	1-4	0-1	2-4	1	1	1	0	1	3
Bench
J. RossF	2	3	2	21	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	1	2	2
E. ReibeC	0	0	0	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	4
A. MillenderG	2	1	0	7	1-1	0-0	0-1	0	0	0	1	0	1
J. RossF	DNP: Did not play
D. KoromaF	DNP: Did not play
J. StewartF	DNP: Did not play
R. ElezajC	DNP: Did not play
U. PaunovicG	DNP: Did not play
J. FurphyG	DNP: Did not play
S. Demary Jr.G	DNP: Did not play
Team	82	44	22		32-65	5-25	13-18	9	7	1	18	26	17