Dyson leads UConn to 64-57 win over DePaul

STORRS, Conn. -- Jerome Dyson scored 20 points and Connecticut snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating DePaul 64-57 on Saturday night.

Stanley Robinson added 10 points and seven rebounds for the Huskies (14-9, 4-6 Big East), who improved to 3-3 while coach Jim Calhoun has been out on a doctor-ordered leave of absence.

Will Walker hit 6 of 9 from 3-point range and scored 24 points to lead DePaul (8-15, 1-10), which came back from a nine-point second-half deficit, but could not hold a 52-51 lead with less than 6 minutes to play.

Mac Koshwal had 12 points for the Blue Demons, who lost their fifth consecutive game and fell to 1-8 since replacing coach Jerry Wainwright with Tracy Webster.

UConn led 37-28 just over a minute into the second half, before the Blue Demons fought their way back.

The comeback began after Dyson left the game with a minor injury to his midsection and UConn up by seven points. He returned after DePaul cut the lead to 41-38.

A layup by Devin Hill gave DePaul the lead at 52-51 with just under 6 minutes to play.

But UConn took it back on a Kemba Walker layup, and went up by six after Ater Majok got the offensive rebound on a missed free throw and Dyson hit a jumper.

Will Walker's 3-pointer made it 60-57, but UConn hit its free throws down the stretch.

Dyson was 10 of 11 from the foul line to lead the Huskies, who hit 25 of their 35 free throw attempts. The Blue Demons hit just one free throw and had only six attempts from the line.

DePaul was making its first visit to Gampel Pavilion, where UConn came in 15-1 against Big East opponents.

The Blue Demons jumped out to an 11-5 lead, hitting five of their first six shots. But, a technical foul on Webster sparked a 14-2 UConn run that turned a 23-18 deficit into a 32-25 lead. The Huskies led 34-27 at the half.

The two teams have played five times, and UConn has won four of those.