Some final notes from the classic between Connecticut and Michigan State on Sunday, with the Huskies advancing to the Final Four.
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A Garden Party for the Huskies as UConn advances to the Final Four
Connecticut has had some big celebrations at Madison Square Garden over the years, and Sunday was the time for another one after they beat Michigan State to advance to the Final Four.
Napier makes like his former teammate in New York to carry UConn
On the same court where Kemba Walker led the beginning of a magical run in 2011, Shabazz Napier came up big for Connecticut on Friday night. He’s showing the kind of leadership that should lead the Huskies back into the NCAA Tournament now that they are eligible again.
UConn 72, Boston College 70: A second look
The first semifinal matchup in the 2K Sports Classic between Boston College and Connecticut brought back memories of some of the last battles these two waged in their Big East days. This one was every bit as good as some of those old battles.
In a tough loss, Connecticut shows tremendous heart
Connecticut lost Wednesday night’s game against Georgetown in double overtime. But along the way, the Huskies showed a lot of heart with how they competed to even get the game to one overtime, let alone two.
St. John’s holds off UCONN 71-65
It was a game of significant runs and came down to the wire, but host St. John’s managed to hold off Connecticut to quietly improve to 7-4 in the Big East.
Missed opportunities make for a missed opportunity for Providence
Providence had plenty of chances to pull out Thursday night’s game against Connecticut. They missed on too many of them, and as a result missed an opportunity to get a win they could use.
Connecticut will go as far as Napier, backcourt will take them
Connecticut will ride their guards as much as possible this season. Given their personnel, that’s about their only choice, and it’s also where their most natural leaders are. That includes the one who didn’t score for much of Friday’s win over Harvard largely because he was busy helping others do that.
The Jimmy V: Analysis and teams headed in opposite directions
The Jimmy V Classic was a doubleheader that had a blowout and a close game. We take a statistical look inside the box scores of both games, as well as the youth of a couple of teams that played in the event.
Big East: UCONN-Syracuse Boxscore Breakdown and notes….
A detailed look at Syracuse’s win over Connecticut highlights a look back at Thursday’s Big East Tournament action, with a few other notes added.
