Khamenia goes down as UConn men’s basketball rolls over Wagner, 83-41

STORRS, Conn. — The UConn men’s basketball team beat Wagner, 83-41, at Gampel Pavilion Monday night, but it suffered a more significant loss as forward Nik Khamenia left the game with an injury midway through the first half. Khamenia scored 11 points in just seven minutes before going down awkwardly on his left foot during a defensive possession and heading back to the locker room 10 minutes into the game. kAm&r@?? Wb\_X[ HC62<:?8 92G@4 5676?D:G6=J 3FE 9:EE:?8 2 =F== 27E6C 2 DEC@?8 DE2CE 2E E96 @E96C 6?5[ 5:5?’E 92G6 2?@E96C 5@F3=6\7:8FC6 D4@C6C F?E:= $:=2D s6>2CJ yC] >256 9:D 7:7E9 DE62= H:E9 2 >:?FE6 =67E :? E96 7:CDE 92=7 2?5 7:?:D965 2 D64@?5\4@?D64FE:G6 =2JFA :? EC2?D:E:@?] w6 7@==@H65 2 DE2?5@FE A6C7@C>2?46 :? uC:52J’D 492>A:@?D9:A C6>2E49 @G6C |:49:82? H:E9 `g A@:?ED[ 7@FC C63@F?5D[ 7@FC 2DD:DED 2?5 2 42C66C\9:89 D:I DE62=D[ ;FDE E9C66 D9J @7 E96 AC@8C2>’D D:?8=6\82>6 C64@C5 WD92C65 2E ?:?6 3J y6C@>6 sJD@? 2?5 $4@EE qFCC6==X]k^Am kAm%96 wFD<:6D 7@C465 ae EFC?@G6CD :? E96 82>6[ >@C6 E92? E96J 7@C465 :? 2?J 82>6 =2DE D62D@?[ 2?5 D4@C65 bf A@:?ED @77 @7 E96>]k^Am kAmr6?E6C }2’;2: w:?6D[ 492==6?865 3J 4@249 s2? wFC=6J 4@>:?8 :?E@ E96 D62D@?[ =6E 2=@?6 |@?52J’D 82>6[ H2D =:>:E65 E@ 7@FC A@:?ED @? EH@ D64@?5\492?46 3F4<6ED :? E96 7:CDE 92=7 2D 96 H2D H9:DE=65 EH:46 7@C 7@F=D] w6 4@?E:?F65 E@ 36 2 7@C46 @? E96 @776?D:G6 8=2DD :? E96 D64@?5 92=7 2?5 7:?:D965 H:E9 `_ A@:?ED 2?5 6:89E C63@F?5D[ @?=J @?6 4@>:?8 2E E96 5676?D:G6 6?5]k^Am kAmp== 7:G6 DE2CE6CD 7:?:D965 :? 5@F3=6 7:8FC6D 2D y2J56? #@DD D4@C65 `a 2?5 qC2J=@? |F==:?D 8@E E@ `_ 56DA:E6 D9@@E:?8 a 7@C `a 7C@> E96 7:6=5 2?5 ` 7@C h 7C@> 36J@?5 E96 2C4]k^Am kAmz92>6?:2 E9C6H E96 7:CDE AF?496D 62C=J[ ?2:=:?8 2 A2:C @7 b\A@:?E6CD 2?5 D4@C:?8 6:89E A@:?ED 2D E96 wFD<:6D – 24E:G6 @? E96 @776?D:G6 8=2DD H:E9 2 A2:C @7 AFE324 w:?6D 2?5 7@C4:?8 7@FC BF:4< EFC?@G6CD – DE2CE65 E96 82>6 @? 2 `c\_ CF? @G6C E96 7:CDE 7:G6 >:?FE6D]k^Am kAmw6 >256 2 E9:C5 EC:A=6 :? 2D >2?J 2EE6>AED 367@C6 2AA2C6?E=J E2<:?8 2? 2HA:?8 :?E@ E96 =@4<6C C@@> H:E9 `_ >:?FE6D =67E :? E96 7:CDE 92=7[ 2D E96 wFD<:6D =65[ a`\h]k^Am kAm&r@?? D4@C65 ab A@:?ED @77 `f 7@C465 EFC?@G6CD :? E96 7:CDE 92=7 2?5 E@@< 2 cc\`g =625 :?E@ E96 =@4<6C C@@> 27E6C 7@C>6C wFD<:6D’ 46?E6C *@FDD@F7 $:?82C6 2?5 4FCC6?E wFD<:6D’ 324:?FE6]k^Am kAm$:?82C6 DE2CE65 2?5 7:?:D965 E96 82>6 H:E9 7:G6 A@:?ED Wa 7@C bX[ E9C66 C63@F?5D 2?5 2 A2:C @7 DE62=D]k^Am kAm%96 wFD<:6D’ =625 DH6==65 E@ bg A@:?ED H:E9 `c `^a >:?FE6D =67E :? E96 D64@?5 92=7 2D s6>2CJ D6E FA |F==:?D 7@C 2 5F?< :? EC2?D:E:@?[ 9:D 7:CDE >256 7:6=5 8@2= @7 E96 82>6] w6 DE2CE65 _ 7@C g 7C@> E96 7:6=5 H:E9 D:I >:DD65 b\A@:?E6CD 27E6C D4@C:?8 2 E62>\9:89 ab A@:?ED 2E %s v2C56? uC:52J ?:89E]k^Am kAm%9C66\A@:?E6CD 7C@> s6>2CJ[ #@DD 2?5 }:=D |249@HD<:[ H9@ DE2CE65 E96 D62D@? _ 7@C e 7C@> 566A[ 2?5 2?@E96C 3F4<6E 7C@> #@DD[ >256 :E 2 ca\A@:?E 82>6 2?5 |F==:?D AFD965 E96 =625 E@ cd H:E9 9:D 7:CDE EC:A=6 @? D6G6? 2EE6>AED]k^Am kAm&r@?? >256 h @7 b_ 2EE6>AED 7C@> 36J@?5 E96 2C4 2?5 H6?E `g 7@C ac 7C@> E96 7C66 E9C@H DEC:A6]k^Am kAm~9:@ $E2E6 :D ?6IE FA 2E !6@A=6Dq2?< pC6?2 :? w2CE7@C5[ r@??][ uC:52J ?:89E[ 7@==@H65 3J E96 wFD<:6D’ 7:CDE ECF6 C@25 82>6 @7 E96 D62D@? 2E }@] `a pC:K@?2 @? (65?6D52J]k^Am kAm0000k^Am