PHILADELPHIA – Tarris Reed Jr.turned in one of the great March Madness performances in the modern history of the tournament, erupting for 31 points and 27 rebounds to lead the two-seed UConn men's basketball team (30-5) to an 82-71 win over No. 15 Furman (22-13) late on Friday night in the First Round of the 2026 East Regional at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Reed Jr. became the first player in 58 years to record a 30p-25r line in an NCAA Tournament and one of three men (Elvin Hayes and Jerry Lucas the others) to ever post such a line in the Big Dance.
