Cbssports.com Wire reports
30 November 2010
STORRS Conn.--These are not the Wildcats No. 7 Connecticut was expected to tackle.
One week after forging Michigan State and route Kentucky in Maui Invitational UConn just got from New Hampshire 62-55 in the Tuesday evening behind 30 points of Kemba Walker.
Shabazz Napier added 11 points for Connecticut (6-0), which is not ranked before forging the Spartans and Kentucky Wildcats in Hawaii.
"We had Kemba offensively, and I've had very little else, UConn coach Jim Calhoun said."It is the first all year which has not been fun coaching team under".
New Hampshire (4-2) 39-38 outrebounded UConn and 18 offensive boards.
Huskies trailed in the Wildcats 24-23, and does not take a halftime lead for good in the second half, which is close to six minutes in all.
UConn goes at the end 9-2 run to extend a 49-48 lead to 58-50.
Walker said he expected five freshmen of UConn to learn lesson from this close call.
"We must be provided every night," he said. "This is something that I think they will, and there are some pictures that they should take. "
Myrick Ferg 19 points and eight rebounds to lead New Hampshire, while James Valladares added 12 points.
Wildcats has taken 14-6 lead, thanks to some shot selection of Huskies, poor hit only three of their first 11 trials of the field.
UConn begins from the point of view of defensive pressure. Huskies have had eight of their 13 blocked pictures with seven minutes left in the first half, but still trailed 16-14.
New Hampshire was able to stay ahead of the outrebounding Huskies 25-19 in the first half, PA nine offensive boards.
"We go after the basketball," New Hampshire coach Bill Herrion said. "Is a true focus of our program to play hard and get on the glass. "
Five of the six Valladares hit his first half pictures, including 3 pointer has given New Hampshire lead 24-21.
But Walker jump kick in halftime buzzer gave 15 points and UConn in the next section.
Huskies took their first lead of the layup of Walker 12 seconds in the second half, but not for good, while spinning layup Napier's hit and run foul shot with 14: 08 to go to become a 35-34, part of 12-2 UConn.
New Hampshire not far. Finally, 49-44, Myrick hit the first of two free throws, and Tyrone Conloy hit in the 3-pointer after Wildcats rebounded in the second free disposal and other missed shot.
"We do not play the way we played in Maui," said Nappier. "We just showed how immature, we are. "
Walker, which people in scoring is averaging 30 points a game and needs a further two to reach 1,000 for his career.
Huskies went into the season, in Big East coaches to finish 10th in the Conference.
They opened some eyes, when they beat Wichita State, then-no. 2 Michigan State and then-no. 8 Kentucky in Hawaii.
Since the survey extended to 25 teams in 1989, only better entrance is transition to no. 4 Kansas after forging No. 2 LSU UNLV, no. 1 and no. 25 John on the way to win the 1989 Preseason NIT.
"Maybe we were a little high," said Alex Oriakhi who had seven points and 10 rebounds.I hope this game brings us back to reality for us that we are not good and we still have a lot to work on the show. "
UConn has lost the game in Storrs before January in 97 games, because falling 91-85 of Holy Cross in December 1973.
Victory Connecticut improved 113-4 against an opponent out of the Conference of New England in Calhoun era.
Connecticut assistant coach Kevin Ollie made his debut bench Huskies. it has been rapidly decline from suffering injury eye on 10 November, two days before the Huskies combination, where the Group walking sharply back into his face.
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