HARTFORD, Conn. - Massachusetts mobbed Connecticut's Emeka Okafor inside but had no answers for Ben Gordon outside.
Gordon scored 34, going 7-of-8 from 3-point range, to lead the top-ranked Huskies to a 91-67 victory over their border rival Tuesday night.
The annual so-called "U-Game" was all UConn.
The Huskies (10-1) lead the series 68-38 and have owned the Minutemen the past several years, winning the last 13 and 21 of 22.
UMass (5-5), led by Jeff Viggiano's career-high 22 points, had its three-game winning streak snapped.
Okafor, consistently double-teamed, played just 20 minutes before fouling out and was held to six points, 12 below his average. But the junior center still grabbed 10 rebounds and had five of UConn's 10 blocks. With Okafor's time limited, Charlie Villanueva stepped up in the post with a career-high 19 points, most off offensive rebounds. He also had 10 rebounds for UConn's dominant post game.
The Huskies outrebounded UMass 48-27 and scored 27 points off offensive rebounds.
NO. 4 ARIZONA 72, LA.-LAFAYETTE 69: Andre Iguodala made a 3-pointer with 9 seconds remaining as Arizona escaped an upset in its holiday tournament. It was coach Lute Olson picked up his 300th home victory (300-30) and 18th title in the Fiesta Bowl Classic's 19 years.
NO. 6 WAKE FOREST 91, N.C. A&T 67: Eric Williams scored 17 as the Demon Deacons used a 29-1 run to win their 21st consecutive home game. Trent Strickland added 13 points for the Demon Deacons (8-0).
NO. 9 N. CAROLINA 105, COASTAL CAR. 72: Rashad McCants matched his career high with 28 points and the host Tar Heels didn't miss two of their key starters in improving to 8-1. Inside players Sean May (ankle) and Jawad Williams (concussion) sat out of the warmup game for this weekend's showdown at No. 8 Kentucky, yet North Carolina still shot 57 percent.
SAINT JOSEPH'S 75, DELAWARE 54: Jameer Nelson scored 20 and Dwayne Jones had 14 and 11 rebounds as the visiting Hawks moved to 10-0 to match the best start in school history.
NO. 11 LOUISVILLE 92, TOLEDO 56: Luke Whitehead had 19 points and nine rebounds and Nate Daniels scored a career-high 18 as host Louisville (8-1) overcame the loss of Francisco Garcia. The Cardinals' leading scorer hurt his left knee in the first half and did not return. The injury did not appear serious, however.
NO. 12 CINCINNATI 102, ELON 63: Jason Maxiell scored 19 as the host Bearcats used a balanced attack and an unrelenting press to improve to 9-0 for the first time in five years.
NO. 15 PITTSBURGH 76, GEORGIA 55: Mark McCarroll, a barely used reserve when the season started, scored a career-high 26 as host Pitt (13-0) shrugged off leading scorer Carl Krauser's absence due to a groin injury and extended the school's best start since the 1927-28 team went 21-0 during Pitt's only unbeaten season.
NO. 17 SYRACUSE 87, CANISIUS 70: Billy Edelin had a career-high 28 points and added nine assists and nine rebounds as the host Orangemen (8-1) won their eighth straight game and 17th straight over Canisius (4-7).
ALABAMA 71, NO. 18 WISCONSIN 56: Chuck Davis scored 15 of his career-high 21 in the second half as host Alabama pulled away for the upset.
NO. 20 ILLINOIS 75. ILL.-CHICAGO 60: Roger Powell scored 17 and the visiting Illini (8-2) used its inside strength to coast to its 11th win in 12 meetings with UIC.
COLORADO STATE 71, NO. 21 PURDUE 69: Michael Morris hit two 3-pointers in the final seven-tenths of a second to rally host Colorado State.
NO. 22 VANDERBILT 85, LEHIGH 59: Matt Freije scored 15 to lead host Vandy, which matched its best start in 43 years. The team is 10-0 for the fourth time in school history and one win short of the school-record 11 straight.
BELMONT 71, NO. 23 MISSOURI 67: For the third straight game, the host Tigers (4-4) fell behind, rallied, then fell short after once being ranked as high as No. 3. Steve Drabyn had 16 points for Belmont (6-3), which shot more 3s than 2s (35-20) and made 13 shots from beyond the arc.
SOUTH CAROLINA 59, YALE 48: Michael Boynton had 14 points, including back-to-back 3-pointers, as host South Carolina improved to 12-1.
TENNESSEE 80, N.C.-ASHEVILLE 67: Brandon Crump had 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead the host Volunteers (7-1). Asheville is 2-9.
AUBURN 78, SO. MISSISSIPPI 60: Brandon Robinson scored 20 and Marco Killingsworth added 16 to lead the host Tigers (8-2).
MISSISSIPPI 68, ALABAMA ST. 44: Aaron Harper scored 21 and had seven rebounds to spark host Mississippi (7-3).
HOUSTON 60, LSU 52: Lanny Smith scored 19 and Andre Owens had 18 to lead host Houston (6-3) over previously undefeated LSU (8-1).
CLEMSON 72, BOSTON COLLEGE 62: Freshman Vernon Hamilton had 13 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists to lead host Clemson past its future Atlantic Coast Conference foe. The Eagles (9-2), who trailed by 24 points early in the second half, pulled within 66-60 but the Tigers (7-4) made five of their final six foul shots to put the game away.
C-USA
CHARLOTTE 72, DELAWARE ST. 52: Curtis Withers scored a career-high 25 and added 10 rebounds for host Charlotte (7-3). Brendan Plavich added 15 points, all on 3-pointers.
State
CENTRAL FLORIDA 80, TENN.-MARTIN 68: Forward Josh Bodden, formerly of Dunedin High, hit 11 of 14 shots and picked off 10 rebounds as host UCF (7-2) picked up its fifth consecutive win. Martin's career-high 24 points in his third double-double game this season led all scorers.
