Dec. 21, 2007
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SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Renee Montgomery scored 14 of her 19 points in the first half and Brittany Hunter added 14 points to lead No. 2 Connecticut to an 85-53 win of San Diego State on Friday night.
Connecticut (9-0) scored the first seven points and took a 23-8 lead just more than six minutes into the game as it remained one of six undefeated teams in the country. The Huskies hit nine of their first 13 shots.
Montgomery made four 3-pointers to lead Connecticut, which held a 49-23 halftime lead.
Hunter was perfect on the night, hitting all six of her field-goal attempts and going 4-for-4 from the line.
San Diego State (8-2) shot 9-of-34 (26.5 percent) in the first half. The Aztecs were outrebounded in the game 53-25, and UConn's Tina Charles led all rebounders with 11.
Connecticut appeared to be on the way to one of its biggest wins of the season, but the Aztecs played slightly better in the second half, hitting 37.9 percent of their shots.
Paris Johnson was the only San Diego State player in double figures with 14 points. But she was indicative of the Aztecs' struggles, making only five of 15 shots.
The loss snapped the Aztecs' five-game winning streak.
Mel Thomas scored 13 points and Maya Moore and Charles each had 12 for Connecticut, which entered the game leading the nation in six categories. The Huskies fell below their national-leading averages in scoring margin and scoring defense but exceeded its season average by making 54.1 percent of its shots.
The lure of the one of the most prestigious women's college basketball programs drew a record crowd of 5,271 to Cox Arena. But the Huskies made sure that the home crowd had little to cheer about.
About the only negative for Connecticut was 28 turnovers.