Connecticut 65, DePaul 60

HARTFORD, Conn., Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Hasheem Thabeet had 16 points, 13 rebounds and eight blocked shots Tuesday to pace 13th-ranked Connecticut's 65-60 come-from-behind victory over DePaul.

Connecticut rallied from 13 points down in the second half to extend its winning streak to 10 games.

Craig Austrie had 14 points, and Jeff Adrien 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Huskies (21-5, 10-3 Big East).

Draelon Burns scored 20 points for the Blue Demons (10-15, 5-8), who have lost six of their last seven games.

The Huskies held a one-point lead at halftime but DePaul opened the second half with a 14-0 run to build a 42-29 margin with 17 minutes left to play before fading.