The Huskies won again in the semis of the Big East Tournament. UConn is now even with Syracuse winning this game in overtime after the 6OTs in the 2009 Big East Tournament.
Kemba Walker is a monster. He's having a phenomenal Big East Tournament. Tonight he dominated with a double-double scoring 33 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 steals. Freshman, Jeremy Lamb came up big, especially in OT with a few drives in the paint and finishing with the floater. He had 11 points and 3 rebounds. Alex Oriakhi had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds, but fouled out towards the end of overtime. Freshman, Tyler Olander had a breakout game playing 27 minutes and scoring 7 points with 6 rebounds and took the pressure off of UConn's other big players with solid contribution.
Senior, Donnell Beverly had 2 key turnovers late in regulation that led to Syracuse tying the game and sending it into OT, but wouldn't cost UConn the game. Fortunately this game only took one overtime and UConn was able to close it out with many missed free throws by Syracuse. The Orange only shot 5-11(45.5%) in free throws, which was key in allowing the Huskies to pull away in OT.
Walker and the Huskies are back in action Saturday night at 9pm in the final round of the Big East Tournament against Louisville. It's winner take all and it could mean a boost in seeding for the NCAA Tournament. If Kemba keeps dominating, I don't know if any team will be able to stop them. UConn is playing their best basketball when it counts most and will be a very dangerous team heading into the NCAA Tournament. It's remarkable that such a young team is playing like a championship team. Head Coach, Jim Calhoun was even smiling after tonight's win. Take a picture because you won't see that too often. He really likes this team.
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