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STORRS, Conn. -- No. 2 UConn was expected to be tested against No. 15 DePaul, the first of five ranked teams it will face this month.It quickly became clear that the Huskies had all the answers Thursday night.Kia Nurse scored a career-high 33 points and UConn routed the Blue Demons 91-46 for its 81st straight victory.Napheesa Collier added 18 points, and Katie Lou Samuelson had 16.Kelly Campbell had 10 points to lead DePaul (5-2).The Blue Demons missed their first eight shots and were held to a single free throw for nearly 6 minutes to start the game. UConn (6-0), which has won 53 straight at home, hit its first nine shots, most of them on the break, and jumped out to a 22-1 lead.By the end of the quarter, UConn led 37-6.We played with a little bit more of a purpose defensively and that got us off and running, coach Geno Auriemma said. We created a lot of easy shots for ourselves.Nurse, who hadnt scored more than 15 points this season, made three quick layups and had 19 points after 10 minutes. She hit 12 of her 16 shots, including her first nine and was 6 of 9 from 3-point range.She didnt miss until a corner 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer, when she had already eclipsed her previous career high with 24 points.I came into this game and said I was going to do the little things that I was good at and running the floor is one of those things, Nurse said. To get out in transition and have that work out the first couple of shots was pretty cool.UConn was 15 of 19 from the floor in the first quarter, while holding. DePaul to just 2 of 14. UConn also had a 20-0 advantage in the paint and 16 fast-break points.The Huskies went into halftime leading 53-19 and pushed that to 80-30 after the third quarter.UConn made 59.3 percent of its shots and held DePaul to just 25 percent shooting.THE BIG PICTUREUConn: UConn coach Geno Auriemma has said he hopes someone gives his team a wake-up call to show them that winning isnt as easy as they think. The Huskies face four more ranked opponents before the end of the month that might be able to do that, including No. 14 Texas on Sunday and No. 1 Notre Dame three days later. UConn also plays No. 9 Ohio State and No. 5 Maryland before January.Theres no guarantee like the past couple years that, yeah we got this, Auriemma said. Its a wait and see. Its a process. I just dont want to take any steps back. I dont know how many steps forward were going to take. I just dont want to take any steps back.DePaul: The Blue Demons made just 17 of 68 shots and made seven of their 40 shots from behind the arc. They came into the game making just under 39 percent from 3-point range, and were averaging a nations best 13.5 3-pointers a game.This was DePauls third straight game against a ranked team. They lost to No. 5 Baylor 104-72 and beat No. 11 Syracuse, a game in which they hit 19 3-pointers.College basketball really is cruel and its cool, DePaul coach Doug Bruon said. When you throw the ball to the other team and give up breakaway layups like we did tonight its pretty cruel, especially against good players. Its also cool because you get a chance to come back pretty quickly, and Ive seen teams throughout my many years, six, seven, eight days later, you dont even know its the same team. We really are going to be better for what happened tonight than for not having played tonight.POLL IMPLICATIONSShould they have a similarly impressive win Sunday against No. 14 Texas, UConn may pick up a few more first-place votes going into the Dec. 7 showdown with top-ranked Notre Dame in South BendBREAKING GOODUConns perimeter defense led to 24 DePaul turnovers and sparked the Huskies transition game. UConn outscored the Blue Demons 26-4 on the fast break and 44-10 in the paint.CRYSTAL CLEAREDUConn freshman guard Crystal Dangerfield, who missed the Huskies win on Tuesday against Chattanooga with concussion-like symptoms, came off the bench in this one. She played 23 minutes and had three points and two assists.GOLD MEDALAuriemma and Bruno received Olympic rings from USA Basketball in a ceremony before the game. Bruno has served as an assistant to Auriemma on the last two gold-medal winning USA Olympic teams. Auriemma was named USA Basketballs co-coach of the year Thursday, sharing the honor with mens Olympic coach Mike Krzyzewski.HOME COOKINGUConn wont be spending a lot of time playing in Storrs during the next two months. This was its last game at Gampel Pavilion until Jan. 22 against Tulane. They Huskies will play at Mohegan Sun on Sunday and have four games at the XL Center in Hartford in December and January. They play eight games on the road.UP NEXTUConn: The Huskies continue their string of games against ranked opponents when they face the Longhorns on Sunday at the Mohegan Sun arena, about 30 miles south of UConns campus.DePaul: The Blue Demons host Prairie View on Monday, before welcoming Notre Dame on Dec. 10. Dzanan Musa Jersey . Robinson finished with 17 points, all but two in the second half, and Lawson had 14 after halftime and finished with a game-high 11 assists as the Nuggets handed Dallas its first home loss in eight games this season. J.J. 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Price opened the tournament with a sturdy 19-save performance against the Norwegians, yielding just one goal. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Moses Kingsley has done his best to avoid any frustration through some early season difficulties finding his way in Arkansas revamped offense.The preseason Southeastern Conference Player of the Year might have finally found his way in a 78-62 in over Stephen F. Austin on Thursday night.Kingsley scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half for the Razorbacks (5-1), who used a 13-3 run to open the second half and pull away from a Lumberjacks team that has been to three straight NCAA Tournaments.Dusty Hannahs added 15 points, while Anton Beard and Dustin Thomas had nine each for an Arkansas team thats now won two straight games following a loss at Minnesota.It only matters that we won, thats all that matters, Kingsley said. All of that stuff, I feel like its going to come because Im working. Its not like Im sitting on my butt. Im working, so its going to happen.Kingsley entered Thursday averaging 9.6 points per game -- far off a season ago when he had 16 double-doubles and averaged 15.9 points per game.He struggled once again offensively in the first half against Stephen F. Austin (2-3), scoring two points and attempting only one shot. However, the 6-foot-10 Nigerian made the most of his shots in the second half, connecting on all four of his attempts and putting the Razorbacks up 47-31 with a 3-point play.I hope he does it earlier, Arkansas coach Mike Anderson said. He should have been doing that in the first half. ... This is a learning curve for him, especially being in the position where youre a target.Ivan Canete led the Lumberjacks with 14 points and Kevon Harris had 11 in the loss, but they had 21 turnovers that led to 29 Arkansas points.Stephen F. Austin trailed by as maany as 14 points in the first half but managed to close the gap to 34-28 at halftime.dddddddddddd The Razorbacks then opened the second half quickly and were never threatened the rest of the game.I thought we got punched in the mouth to start the second half, Stephen F. Austin coach Kyle Keller said. Thats a typical 40-minutes-of-heck basketball team, and they just kept coming at us.BIG PICTUREStephen F. Austin: The Lumberjacks entered Thursday with only four active players remaining from last years NCAA Tournament team, thanks to a broken finger to junior guard Ty Charles. Despite the lack of experience, Stephen F. Austin remained close until its 21 turnovers took their toll late in the second half.Arkansas: In a stretch of eight of nine games in the state of Arkansas, the Razorbacks did what they had to against an overmatched Southland Conference opponent. Most importantly, with games against Houston and Texas looming in the coming weeks, Arkansas found a way to get Kingsley involved offensively in the second half.HANNAHS TOUCHHannahs was 5 of 9 from the field and made all five of his free throws, but the senior -- one of the top shooters in the Southeastern Conference -- missed both of his 3-point attempts. The guard has now gone without a made 3-point shot in two straight games, only the second time in his two seasons at Arkansas hes done so.UP NEXTStephen F. Austin: Returns home to host Centenary College on Saturday.Arkansas: Caps a stretch of three games in six days when it hosts Austin Peay on Saturday.---More AP college basketball: http://collegebasketball.ap.org ' ' '