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HARTFORD, Conn. - University of Connecticut freshman Daniel Hamilton (Los Angeles, Calif.) recorded a double-double and guards Ryan Boatright (Aurora, Ill.) and Sam Cassell Jr. (Baltimore, Md.) combined for 35 points to lift the No. 17 UConn men's basketball team to a 68-59 victory over Assumption in UConn's preseason finale Sunday at the XL Center.

Hamilton did a little bit of everything for the Huskies against the Greyhounds, tallying 12 points and 12 rebounds to go along with six assists. He also chipped in two blocks in 36 minutes of action. Boatright (17 points) and Cassell Jr. (18 points) joined Hamilton in double-figures for the Huskies, who forced 14 Assumption turnovers.

Connecticut held a slight 35-34 rebounding advantage and received 25 points off its bench. Junior guard Declan Soukap (12 points) was the only Greyhound to reach double-digit points, as the Huskies held Assumption to just 35.7 percent shooting on the afternoon.

Cassell Jr. continued his productive preseason in the early going, connecting on three early three-pointers to pace the Husky offense. The UConn guard tallied 13 points in the first half, while Boatright and Hamilton each added six points to give Connecticut a 33-25 lead at the break. Cassell Jr. averaged 17.5 points a game in the preseason.

The Greyhounds hung around in the second half, cutting the UConn lead to five (42-37) after a layup by forward Karl Ziegler. An Assumption free throw on the next possession cut it to four points, but that was as close as the Greyhounds would get in the game. Boatright scored on a dunk in transition to make it 61-46 Huskies with 5:50 left in the game, and Cassell Jr. provided the exclamation point, drilling his fourth three-pointer of the night on UConn's next trip down the court to push the lead to 64-46.

The Huskies open regular season play this Friday when they host Bryant at Gampel Pavilion at 7 p.m. The game can be seen on SNY and heard on the UConn IMG Radio Network.