University of Connecticut Athletics
UConn vs. Clemson
11/29/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 29, 2009
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- The Huskies have won 45 consecutive games following today's victory over Clemson. Each of these games has been won by double-digits.
- The Huskies have a 44 consecutive regular-season game winning streak that dates back to a 73-71 loss at Rutgers on Feb. 5, 2008.
- UConn extended its home-court winning streak to 43 straight games, the nation's longest active streak.
- The Huskies have won each of their six games this season by a margin of at least 25 points following tonight's 87-48 win against Richmond. They improve to 238-11 playing as the nation's No. 1 ranked team.
- The Huskies have now won 13 straight titles at in-season tournaments. Their most recent regular-season tournament wins came at the 2008 Caribbean Classic and the 2007 Paradise Jam.
- The last time UConn failed to claim an in-season tournament title came during the 1992-93 season when it lost 57-37 against Vanderbilt at the Hilton Head Super Shootout.
- UConn has won each of its last 32 games at Gampel Pavilion - the last loss coming on Feb. 7, 2006 vs. Rutgers by a score of 60-56.
- The Huskies are now 91-14 in games played in November, and have now won 26 consecutive games in the month.
- UConn has won 120 consecutive games against non-ranked opponents following today's victory over Clemson.
- UConn improves to 287-11 all-time on its home courts since the 1993-94 season.
- UConn is now 96-4 in its last 100 games played.
- The Huskies have won 73 games in which they scored at least 80 points.
- The Huskies improve to 328-8 in games televised by CPTV (Connecticut Public Television).
- UConn starts its season 6-0 for the fifth straight season and the 13th time in 14 seasons.
- Today marks the first time the teams have faced each other outside of the NCAA tournament.
- UConn improves to 3-1 all-time in the series with Clemson. The Huskies won the previous meeting against Clemson, 83-45, on March 19, 2000 in the second round of the NCAA tournament. The lone loss against Clemson came on March 17, 1990 in the second round of the 1990 NCAA tournament - the last NCAA tournament loss at Gampel Pavilion for the Huskies.
- The Huskies improve to 30-13 all-time against opponents from the Atlantic Coast Conference. They have not lost a game against an ACC opponent since an 82-76 loss on Jan. 15, 2007 at UNC.
- The Huskies have now won 19 consecutive regular season home games against non-conference opponents since a 70-64 loss to Tennessee on Jan. 6, 2007.
- UConn extends its streak of games without back-to-back losses to 583 consecutive games.
- UConn has won its last 230 games at home against non-ranked opponents in the regular season.
- Clemson led 3-2 0:28 into the game - the first time all season that UConn has ever trailed in a game.
- Clemson led for a total of 2:32, marking the only time UConn has ever trailed in a game this season.
- UConn went on an 11-0 run in the first half during a 3:02 span, opening its lead to 42-21.
- UConn outscored Clemson 42-12 with points in the paint in the first 20 minutes of the game.
- The Huskies' 54 points in the first half mark the fourth time this season that they have scored 50 points or more and the second time they have done so in the WBCA Classic.
- Junior Maya Moore moved up two spots from 16th to 14th on the UConn career scoring list with her current total of 1,544, passing Cathy Bochain (1,534) and Jennifer Rizzotti (1,540). She is now just eight points shy of 13th all-time, currently held by Wendy Davis (1,552).
- Maya Moore's 19 points marked the sixth straight game this season in which she has recorded double-digit points and the 80th time in her career that she has scored 10 points or more.
- Senior Tina Charles scored 20 points - all in the first half of the game. This marks the sixth time this season and the 90th career game that she has recorded double-figure points. It also is the 20th time in her career that she has scored 20 points or more in a game.
- Tina Charles' 20 points in the first half mark the first time in her career that she has posted 20 points or more in the first half. She previously posted 18 points in the first half against Vermont in the first round of the NCAA tournament on March 23, 2009 and against Washington on Dec. 12, 2008.
- Tina Charles, Maya Moore, Kalana Greene and Tiffany Hayes were named to the All-Tournament team for the WBCA Classic.
- Senior Kalana Greene's 28 points are a career-best for points scored in a game. Her previous career high, 25 points, was recorded against DePaul on Jan. 24, 2007.
- Today marked the fourth time this season that Kalana Greene posted double-figure points and the 53rd time in her career. Four of her points came within 24.5 seconds of each other when she picked off Clemson in two consecutive possessions in the dwindling minute of the first half.
- Kalana Greene has now scored 20 points or more in a game eight times in her career.