No. 20 UConn men’s basketball started off the Phil Knight Invitational tournament as well as anyone could have asked, taking down Oregon, 83 - 59, on Thanksgiving night.
The Huskies hit 17-of-37 attempts (45.9%), breaking the record for made threes in a game that was previously held by the 2016-17 team when it hit 16 in a win over USF.
Tristen Newton was the star of the first half. The ECU transfer was 5-5 from three as he scored 19 first-half points on his way to 23 points, 6 assists, and 4 rebounds on the night.
The Huskies and Ducks traded blows early and were close early on until consecutive threes by Jordan Hawkins, Joey Calcaterra, and Newton pushed the lead to 10.