Connecticut shakes off Fairfield

Hartford, CT – Shabazz Napier dropped 24 points to go with 71, at XL Center Thursday night.

Jeremy Lamb finished with 18 points and Andre Drummond donated 16 points and nine rebounds for the Huskies (10-1), winners of five consecutive contests. Freshman Ryan Boatright contributed 10 points and seven rebounds.

Rakim Sanders paced Fairfield (7-5) with 20 points and seven rebounds. Sean Crawford netted 14 points, while Derek Needham and Desmond Wade scored 12 and 10 points, respectively for the Stags, who had their four-game winning streak snapped.