Belt game 1,985 · March 3, 2012
UConn take the belt
UConn beat Pittsburgh 74–65 at home to start reign 575 of the College Basketball belt, the 9th for the program.
Pittsburgh had held it since February 29, 2012, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
UConn held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Syracuse on March 8, 2012.
575Reign number
9Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
UConn
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shabazz Napier | 40 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7-18 | 4-9 | 5-6 |
| Roscoe Smith | 27 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jeremy Lamb | 36 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 5-6 |
| Alex Oriakhi | 30 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Andre Drummond | 29 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Ryan Boatright | 32 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Tyler Olander | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Niels Giffey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Pittsburgh
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Moore | 30 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Lamar Patterson | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Ashton Gibbs | 32 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-15 | 1-8 | 1-2 |
| Tray Woodall | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Nasir Robinson | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Talib Zanna | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Malcolm Gilbert | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dante Taylor | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Cameron Wright | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.