UConn wins record 24th nonconference game in row by double digits - ESPN

Led by a career-high 29 points from Donovan Clingan, No. 4 UConn cruised to an 84-64 win over New Hampshire on Monday — setting a new NCAA record in the process.

The win marked the Huskies' 24th straight nonconference victory by double digits, breaking a tie with 2008-09 North Carolina.

The record dates back to the start of last season and includes all six of UConn's NCAA tournament games during its national championship run.

According to ESPN Stats & Information research, North Carolina's 23 straight double-digit wins over nonconference opponents from November 2008 to November 2009 was the longest such streak since 1950.

Like the Tar Heels, UConn's streak included a dominant run to the national championship. The Huskies won all 11 of their nonconference games by double digits last season, ascending as high as No. 2 in the AP poll. After finishing in a tie for fourth place in the Big East, UConn received a 4-seed in the NCAA tournament and immediately began playing like the team that blew everyone out during the first half of the season.

The Huskies won their six games en route to the national championship by an average of 20.0 points, the fourth largest average margin since the NCAA tournament expanded in 1985. They were the fifth team since 1985 to win all six of their tournament games by double digits, capped off with a 76-59 win over San Diego State in the title game.

«It's been unbelievable, from last nonconference season, these guys have just been awesome,» coach Dan Hurley said after last week's win over Texas. «We are unique with the way that we play. I think we're unique with the way we play offense, just having the two high-level centers. I just think the program has got so much confidence. You win a national