The UConn men had another strong showing against a good Georgetown team beating them convincingly 79-62. It was a strong performance by both teams with UConn sinking 50% of their field goals and Georgetown making 42.3%. The x-factor of this game was that Georgetown doesn't have Kemba Walker. Walker dominated once again with 28 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. Anyone thinking Big East Player of the Year snub? Kemba was dominant in the beginning of the year and has re-emerged towards the end of the season into the Big East Tournament. One's overall body of work needs to be considered and Kemba's out of conference play was unparalleled by any other athlete. Just a thought.
Jeremy Lamb and Jamal Coombs-McDaniel had another strong outing scoring 11 and 12 points respectively. Bigger production by UConn's bench and other starters has been a big factor in this team's resurgence. Kemba scoring 20 plus points alone is not enough to win most of the time. It's good to see everyone step it up in these important games. UConn's seeding in the NCAA Tournament can still improve. Currently ESPN's, Joe Lunardi still has them as a no. 5 seed after today, but that may change, especially if the Huskies can beat Pitt on Thursday. The way they're playing now anything can happen.
The Huskies will be playing Pitt. Thursday in the quarterfinals at noon on ESPN. If they can beat Pitt, I wouldn't put it past them to win the Big East Tournament. And if Pitt wins, I wouldn't be surprised if they win the Big East as they have dominated practically all season. Including Thurdsay's game, UConn is 3 games away from winning the Big East Championship.
Even if the Huskies lose vs. Pitt, hopefully it's at least close and that it carries over to the NCAA Tournament. Especially since UConn went undefeated against out of conference opponents. They may not have to face off against any Big East opponents right away in the tournament.
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