Belt game 1,868 · March 26, 2009 · postseason
UConn take the belt
UConn beat Purdue 72–60 at home to start reign 542 of the College Basketball belt, the 6th for the program.
Purdue had held it since March 19, 2009, with 1 defense over 7 days.
UConn held it for 9 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Michigan State on April 4, 2009.
542Reign number
6Team's reign
1Defenses
9Days held
Box score
UConn
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Austrie | 32 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 6-6 |
| Hasheem Thabeet | 36 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| A.J. Price | 34 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5-15 | 0-3 | 5-9 |
| Stanley Robinson | 37 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Jeff Adrien | 28 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Kemba Walker | 20 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Gavin Edwards | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Veronick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scottie Haralson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Donnell Beverly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Purdue
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie John Hummel | 35 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7-17 | 3-10 | 0-0 |
| JaJuan Johnson | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Lewis Jackson | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| E'Twaun Moore | 32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Chris Kramer | 27 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| Keaton Grant | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Riddell | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Nemanja Calasan | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Green | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Chris Reid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ryne Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.