STORRS, Conn. (AP) - they were not Connecticut Wildcats No. 7 was supposed to fight.
A week after the beating of Michigan State and routing of Kentucky at the invitation of Maui, Connecticut only obtained by New Hampshire 62-55 Tuesday evening behind Chamba Walker 30 points.
Shabazz added Napier 11 points for Connecticut (6-0) was not classified to hit the Spartans and the Kentucky Wildcats in Hawaii.
"We had Chamba offensively and you have very little world" UConn coach Jim Calhoun said. "This is the first time throughout the year that it was not fun, coaching of a team that has been poor.»
New Hampshire (4-2) outrebounded Connecticut 39-38 had 18 offensive boards.
The Huskies was less the Wildcats 24-23 at halftime and did not take the lead for good, up to 6 minutes in the second half, in what was a close game throughout.
Connecticut went on a late race 9 - 2 to extend a 49-48-58-50 lead.
Walker said he expects students to first five year of Connecticut to learn a lesson from this call close.
"We have to make it every night", he said."This is something that I think they take ce.Et there are a few shots they need to take."
Myrick Ferg had 19 points and eight rebounds lead in New Hampshire, while James Valladares added 12 points.
Wildcats took a 14-6, advance through a few poor selection by the Huskies shot that struck three attempts firstly 11 field.
Connecticut has begun to turn the pressure défensive.Les Huskies had eight their 13 shots blocked at 7 minutes left in the first half, but always been less 16-14.
New Hampshire was able to stay ahead in outrebounding 25-19 in the first half, Huskies grabbed nine offensive boards.
"We will after basketball," said coach Bill Herrion NH. "It is of real importance to our program, play hard and get on the glass."
Affected Valladares five of its six shots first half, including a 3 pointer gave New Hampshire one advance 24 - 21.
But Walker jump at the halftime buzzer shot him 15 points and from Connecticut to a point.
The Huskies took their first head on a layup by Walker 12 seconds in the second half, but has not lead to many that Napier hit a spinning layup and run a fault with 14: 08 go shooting make 35-34, part of a 12-2 Connecticut.
New Hampshire will not more loin.Fuite Myrick 49-44, hit the first of two free throws and Tyrone Conloy hit a 3 pointer after Wildcats bounced the second free throw and another missed shot.
"We did not play the way we played in Maui," said Nappier. ""We just showed how immature we."
Walker, who leads the nation in scoring, is an average of 30 points per game and needs of others to reach 1,000 for his career.
The Huskies came into the season picked by the coaches of Big is at the end of the 10th Conference.
They opened their eyes when they beat Wichita State, then-no. 2 Michigan State and Kentucky then-no. 8 in Hawaii.
Given that the expanded survey 25 teams in 1989, only more impressive entrance was jump No. 4 Kansas after no. 2 LSU, no.1 UNLV and no. 25 Saint John on how to win the Preseason NIT, 1989.
"Maybe we were a little Bighead," said Alex Oriakhi, who had seven points and 10 rebounds. "I hope this game brings us up to the reality we that we are not that good and we still have much work.»
Connecticut has not lost a match Storrs before January 97 games, since the fall of 91-85-Holy Cross in December 1973.
With the victory, Connecticut improved 113-4 against opponents non-Conférence New England in the era of Calhoun.
Assistant Coach of Connecticut Kevin Ollie made his debut for the Huskies.Il bench had been rejected since suffering an injury to the eye on November 10, two days before the opening of the Huskies score when a tape drive broken back in his face.
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