Belt game 1,963 · December 8, 2011
UConn take the belt
UConn beat Harvard 67–53 at home to start reign 568 of the College Basketball belt, the 8th for the program.
Harvard had held it since November 26, 2011, with 2 defenses over 12 days.
UConn held it for 26 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Seton Hall on January 3, 2012.
568Reign number
8Team's reign
4Defenses
26Days held
Box score
UConn
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Lamb | 37 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 3-4 |
| Andre Drummond | 25 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Boatright | 25 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Shabazz Napier | 37 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Tyler Olander | 27 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-2 |
| Alex Oriakhi | 22 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| DeAndre Daniels | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Roscoe Smith | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Niels Giffey | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Harvard
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Casey | 33 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| Keith Wright | 30 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Christian Webster | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Laurent Rivard | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 0-0 |
| Oliver McNally | 24 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Brandyn Curry | 29 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-4 |
| Wesley Saunders | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jonah Travis | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Steve Moundou-Missi | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kenyatta Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Corbin Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.