Belt game 1,951 · March 26, 2011 · postseason
UConn takes the belt
UConn beat Arizona 65–63 at home to start reign 565 of the College Basketball belt, the 7th for the program.
Arizona had held it since March 24, 2011, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
UConn held it for 244 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to UCF on November 25, 2011.
565Reign number
7Team's reign
7Defenses
244Days held
Box score
UConn
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemba Walker | 40 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7-17 | 1-7 | 5-6 |
| Jeremy Lamb | 40 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7-19 | 2-4 | 3-4 |
| Shabazz Napier | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| Alex Oriakhi | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Roscoe Smith | 29 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Charles Okwandu | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Donnell Beverly | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyler Olander | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jamal Coombs-McDaniel | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Niels Giffey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Arizona
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Williams | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-6 | 9-12 |
| Jesse Perry | 26 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Kyle Fogg | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| Lamont Jones | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jamelle Horne | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Solomon Hill | 28 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Parrom | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jordin Mayes | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Kyryl Natyazhko | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brendon Lavender | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.