HARTFORD, Conn. – Rashad Anderson scored 17 points and Rudy Gay had 10 rebounds to rally No. 7 Connecticut past Indiana, 74-69 on Saturday.

The Huskies (3-0) got a lift from reserve freshman guard Antonio Kellogg, who ignited a 17-1 second-half run that erased 13-point deficit.

Kellogg’s 3-pointer kicked off the spurt and his steal and coast-to-coast layup brought the crowd of 16,294 to its feet. Josh Boone’s inside bucket capped the run for a 56-55 UConn lead, which the Huskies never relinquished.

Bracey Wright led the Hoosiers (2-2) with 28 points and four steals. It was the second of four straight games for Indiana against a ranked opponent. The Hoosiers lost 70-63 at No. 9 North Carolina on Wednesday night. They face No. 20 Notre Dame and No. 8 Kentucky next.

The Hoosiers pulled within two points with 3:45 on a free throw by Robert Vaden, but UConn hit 7-of-10 free throws down the stretch.

The Huskies struggled with turnovers and poor shooting, but UConn’s bigger frontcourt played stingy defense in the closing minutes and outrebounded the Hoosiers 53-38.

Boone finished with 12 points and eight rebounds and Gay added 11 points. Marcus Williams led UConn with eight assists.

Vaden had 13 points for Indiana.

Both teams started out cold from the floor. But after hitting just six of their first 26 shots, the Hoosiers found their perimeter offense.

Wright had four of his 16 first-half points in a 14-4 run. His jumper with 2:34 remaining gave Indiana its biggest lead of the half at 33-25.

Indiana also scored 10 points off nine UConn turnovers in the period and led 38-33 at the break.

The game was No. 600 for coach Jim Calhoun at UConn. In his 19th season with the Huskies, Calhoun has a 435-165 record and two national titles.

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