CHICAGO (AP) — Tyrese Martin scored 18 points and No. 25 UConn beat DePaul 60-53 on Monday night.
The Huskies (7-1, 4-1 Big East) cracked the Top 25 for the first time since they were ranked 18th in the 2016-17 preseason poll, then got all they could handle from a struggling DePaul squad before pulling out their fourth straight win.
Connecticut scored the final eight points despite some shaky free throw shooting down the stretch, and improved to 12-1 against the Blue Demons (1-4, 0-4).
Tyler Polley and R.J. Cole each added 12 points for the Huskies. Cole hit a 3-pointer to start the game-ending run, and the Huskies came out on top despite shooting 5 of 18 from beyond the arc. Leading scorer James Bouknight missed his second consecutive game with an elbow injury.