Nov. 20, 2008
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Maya Moore scored 21 points and top-ranked Connecticut defeated San Diego State 99-55 on Thursday night.
Moore, one of five Huskies to reach double figures, had 17 points at halftime. The sophomore also had nine rebounds and six assists while playing just 25 minutes.
Tina Charles had 17 points for UConn (2-0), which has now won 89 straight games over unranked opponents.
Jené Morris scored 17 points and had five rebounds to lead San Diego State (2-1).
Kalana Greene, who made all five of her shots in the Huskies' season-opening win over Georgia Tech on Sunday, also hit her first five shots against the Aztecs. She finally missed a 3-pointer with 16:24 left in the game, and finished with 13.
Greene didn't get to play in last year's 85-53 win over the Aztecs, which came one game after she had a season-ending knee injury.
San Diego State got as close as 28-18 before a pair of buckets by Greene, the second one coming on a no-look pass from Caroline Doty. That started a 10-0 UConn run.
UConn shot over 65 percent from the floor in the first half and led 56-27 at intermission.
San Diego State, which opened its season with wins over Northwestern State and Long Beach State, was making its first trip to the East Coast since playing at Penn State and Duquesne in 1997. The Aztecs travel back to San Diego for a game Tuesday, and then head to Hawaii. That's over 10,200 miles in eight days.