UConn beats Wagner 83-41 as Khamenia exits injured

Silas Demary Jr. scored 18 points and recorded a career-best six steals as No. 4 UConn improved to 3-0 with an 83-41 win over Wagner on November 9. Jayden Ross added 12 points, while Na’jai Hines and Braylon Mullins scored 10 apiece. Wagner fell to 0-3; AJ Rodriguez led the Seahawks with 10 points and seven rebounds.

Khamenia, one of UConn’s leading scorers, put up 11 points in seven minutes before leaving midway through the first half. He went down while defending after a rebound battle and indicated to a trainer that he had pain in a foot. Khamenia briefly remained on the court, then went to the locker room with medical staff and did not return. Freshman Colben Landrew took his place in the starting lineup for the second half.

Coach Dan Hurley said Khamenia would undergo an MRI and an X-ray on November 10. Hurley described him as a tough competitor and said the tests would help determine what was going on.

UConn built an early 14-0 advantage, and Wagner gave the ball away 17 times before halftime. Demary tallied six consecutive points during a late 12-2 Huskies run that made it 44-18 at halftime. UConn next faces Ohio State in Hartford on November 13. Wagner is scheduled to host Bryant & Stratton-Albany on November 11.