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Jerome Dyson and backcourt mate Kemba Walker each scored 20 points as No. 13 Connecticut routed previously unbeaten Louisiana State, 81-55, last night in the first semifinal of the NIT Season Tip-Off in New York City.

Jerome Dyson and backcourt mate Kemba Walker each scored 20 points, and No. 13 Connecticut routed previously unbeaten LSU 81-55 last night in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Gavin Edwards added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Huskies, who advanced to play No.

Coach Jim Calhoun is confident that his UConn basketball team will eventually develop into a force on the college basketball scene.

Trailing by nine points with nine minutes left in the game, UConn finally got tough.

It's one of the greatest venues in all of basketball. Madison Square Garden. The Big Apple.

UConn's Jamal Coombs-McDaniel, right, drives to the basket against the defense of Colgate's Ben Jonson during the first half of the Huskies 77-63 victory Monday in Storrs.

The 12th-ranked Connecticut Huskies host the Hofstra Pride in the NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament North Region finals tonight at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs.

Jerome Dyson takes a drive to the hoop in UConn's win over William and Mary on Friday.

Connecticut may be 2-0 to start the season, but coach Jim Calhoun is far from happy with his team's inconsistent play.

When the UConn men play at their peak, they appear to be capable of an impressive brand of basketball.

The NIT Season Tip-Off shows up on the schedule tonight across the country, with one of the many games pitting the 12th-ranked Connecticut Huskies against the Colgate Crusaders at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs.

Some post-game observations and comments: -- What an ugly start to the regular season.

Jerome Dyson missed Connecticut's run to the Final Four last season with a torn-up knee.

The tail end of UConn 's 2008-09 season was met with as much concern for the program as excitement.

Jerome Dyson got through about three-quarters of practice with his UConn teammates Wednesday afternoon before a teammate stepped on his injured right toe and the senior was forced to the sidelines.

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With the scored tied at 17 against Division II UMass-Lowell with just under nine minutes remaining in the first half, the UConn men's basketball team needed someone to go on a run - and Jerome Dyson was happy to do it.

Jerome Dyson scored 32 points in his season debut, and No. 12 Connecticut breezed to an 88-50 exhibition victory over UMass Lowell on Sunday.Kemba Walker scored 15 points and had seven assists for the Huskies, who begin the regular season Friday night against William & Mary.

Almost nine months after sustaining a torn meniscus, Jerome Dyson will return to the court today at Gampel Pavilion as UConn faces UMass-Lowell in the second of the Huskies' two exhibition games.

University of Connecticut men's basketball student-athletes Jerom Dyson and Donnell Beverly have both been cleared for full participation in practice and outside competition as of Friday.