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- | STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- Hasheem Thabeet had 15 points, seven rebounds and six blocked shots and Connecticut beat No. 13 Marquette 89-73 on Sunday, snapping the Huskies' | ||
- | The Huskies | + | STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- Jim Calhoun needed a way to get his team's attention after a bad home loss. He simply wrote down the rest of the schedule. It worked like a charm. |
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+ | "I just wrote who we had to still play on one side and then I put the Big East standings on the other," | ||
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+ | Point guard A.J. Price, who had 17 points and eight assists, said the schedule on the blackboard was a very good idea. | ||
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+ | "It helped us greatly, especially after we played so bad against Providence," | ||
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+ | It also helped that 7-foot-3 sophomore Hasheem Thabeet had one of his best games at Connecticut. He had 15 points, seven rebounds and six blocked shots as the Huskies (12-5, 3-3) lived up to their defensive statistics while also coming up with one their best offensive showings of the season. | ||
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It was the second straight big loss for Marquette (13-4, 3-3), which lost 71-51 to Louisville on Thursday. The Golden Eagles had their third poor shooting game in their last four, finishing at 40 percent (26-for-65), | It was the second straight big loss for Marquette (13-4, 3-3), which lost 71-51 to Louisville on Thursday. The Golden Eagles had their third poor shooting game in their last four, finishing at 40 percent (26-for-65), | ||
- | Connecticut came into the game sixth in the nation in field goal percentage defense (36.8) and led the country in blocked shots (9.2). The Huskies finished with 10 blocks Sunday with the 7-foot-3 | + | Connecticut came into the game sixth in the nation in field goal percentage defense (36.8) and led the country in blocked shots (9.2). The Huskies finished with 10 blocks Sunday with Thabeet, who was 3-for-3 from the field and 9-for-13 from the free throw line, leading the way. |
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+ | "I felt Hasheem owned the middle," | ||
Marquette shot a season-worst 30.4 percent in the loss to Louisville which included missing all 12 of its 3-point attempts. On Sunday, the Golden Eagles were 10-for-21 from beyond the arc. | Marquette shot a season-worst 30.4 percent in the loss to Louisville which included missing all 12 of its 3-point attempts. On Sunday, the Golden Eagles were 10-for-21 from beyond the arc. | ||
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- | A.J. Price had 17 points and eight assists for the Huskies, who had lost two straight and three of four, while Jeff Adrien and Craig Austrie both had 15 points. | + | Calhoun said the players " |
- | Lazar Hayward had 14 points for the Golden Eagles, who had won two of three, and Wesley Matthews added 13. | + | " |
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+ | Jeff Adrien and Craig Austrie both had 15 points for the Huskies, who had lost two straight and three of four. | ||
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+ | [[Lazar Hayward]] had 14 points for the Golden Eagles, who had won two of three, and [[Wesley Matthews]] added 13. [[Dominic James]], Marquette' | ||
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The Huskies were 33-for-39 from the free throw line while the Golden Eagles were 11-for-18. | The Huskies were 33-for-39 from the free throw line while the Golden Eagles were 11-for-18. | ||
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The biggest lead was 67-38 on a foul line jumper by Thabeet with 9:30 to go. | The biggest lead was 67-38 on a foul line jumper by Thabeet with 9:30 to go. | ||
- | The losing streak against ranked opponents was the Huskies' | + | The losing streak against ranked opponents was the Huskies' |
====== Pre-Game ====== | ====== Pre-Game ====== | ||
Marquette has hit the road twice in Big East play and twice it's been beaten convincingly. It hopes to change that trend against a team that would gladly settle for any conference win it can get. | Marquette has hit the road twice in Big East play and twice it's been beaten convincingly. It hopes to change that trend against a team that would gladly settle for any conference win it can get. |