Alex Oriakhi expressed some unhappiness over his relegation from the startline lineup on his twitter account after UConn's win over UNC Asheville Thursday night, but he responded with his best game of the season, with 14 points and 10 rebounds in 26 minutes in their loss to UCF.

Against UCF's big front line, Jim Calhoun played Oriakhi and Andre Drummond together for much of the game, and Drummond had 13 points and nine rebounds.

"Alex played better and Andre showed flashes of what he's going to be," Calhoun said, "otherwise, the game was a complete disaster."