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Both provided an added boost to help UConn get over the line. Cole did so with his passing and scoring touch. He went off for 19 points on 6-of shooting from the floor and 4-of-4 from the foul line. Cole also had eight assists, a team- and game-high. Sanogo on the other hand had a night to remember. He posted another double-double performance with a game-high 26 points and a career-high 18 rebounds.

His stellar defensive play stood out as there were stretches where St. Sanogo finished the night with six blocks. Speaking of the Johnnies, once again they came so close and still appear to be further away from the target than they had been before. Champagnie put up 27 points on of shooting and 3-of-3 from the foul line. It was a quiet 27 points as he had stretches of little to no action on the floor. This included a period through half of the second half where he had only one shot attempted.

Along with Champagnie, Posh Alexander had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. He also had a team-leading five assists and was once again the primary ball-mover for the Johnnies as Dylan Addae-Wusu had an off game tonight. The only other prominent scorer was Aaron Wheeler who had 13 points but fouled out in overtime.

So his efforts were limited in the extra frame. Addae-Wusu and Joel Soriano also fouled out, leveling the Red Storm with limited options late in the game. With this game in the books, UConn now turns their attention to the tough task of hitting the road to play Providence and St.

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Connecticut is set to visit on Saturday and Providence was set to bid for a road sweep of Seton Hall in a matchup next week. Those games could now be in some jeopardy. More: After losing to Marquette, then beating St. John's, PC Friars drop in national poll. Providence was testing for COVID as needed — only among players and coaches who reported symptoms. The Friars are off to a start overall and improved to in the conference by taking down the Red Storm.

Providence was without three members of its program when it hosted the Pirates on Dec. Brycen Goodine, Matteus Case and assistant coach Brian Blaney were away from the team that night while still waiting to clear health and safety protocols.

Goodine, Case and Blaney were back with the Friars for their Jan.