HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Kemba Walker had 24 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double, leading No. 7 Connecticut to a 94-61 victory over Maryland-Baltimore County on Friday night.
The junior guard also became the 45th Connecticut player to score 1,000 career points, reaching the milestone in his 77th game. The victory was coach Jim Calhoun’s 830th, moving him into a tie with former Mount St. Mary’s coach Jim Phelan for sixth place on the careeer list.
Freshman Jeremy Lamb added 13 points for the Huskies (7-0), Alex Oriakhi, Niels Giffey and Roscoe Smith each had 11 and Jamal Coombs-McDaniel finished with 10. UConn improved to 4-0 against America East teams this season, having already beaten Stony Brook, Vermont and New Hampshire.
Travis King led UMBC (0-7) with 14 points, and Chris De La Rosa added 13.
