Posts Tagged ‘uconn’
From the Wire: Sunday Links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
North Carolina handled Villanova to get to the title game — Jesse Baumgartner, The Daily Tar Heel
ALSO: Another superlative start carried the Tar Heels
Hometown favorite Kalin Lucas led Michigan State past UConn — Alex Altman, The State News
ALSO: Just what the Spartans needed: Raymar Morgan came through as promised; So did the MSU bench
Villanova didn’t have enough to pull off another underdog win — Nathan McGann, The Villanovan
Analysis: 2 Michigan State def. 1 UConn
2 Michigan State 82
1 UConn 73
NCAA semifinal • Ford Field, Detroit
By Doug Tifft
– Michigan State, a team that is underrated on the national scene despite winning the Big Ten and earning a No. 2 seed, gets the chance to play for Tom Izzo’s second national championship in East Lansing, and the school’s third national title.
Inside Scoop: Connecticut Huskies
An ill-timed recruiting scandal threatens to turn public attention from another remarkable season for the Connecticut Huskies. Building on the tradition established by the likes of Ray Allen, Richard Hamilton and Emeka Okafor, A.J. Price and Hasheem Thabeet have helped continue UConn’s recent trend of reaching the Final Four every five years. Can they win a third championship? The Daily Campus has full coverage.
The Huskies have done a good job winning on the road this season, and those powers will be called on yet again Saturday against Michigan State:
From the Wire: Friday Links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
Michigan State is playing for Big Ten basketball fans everywhere
– Rich Mayor, The Daily Illini
Dante Cunningham, Wayne Ellington, Goran Suton and Jeff Adrien are key X-factors for their respective teams — David Namm, The Vanderbilt Hustler
At least Ford Field gets to host something other than a Detroit Lions game — Kevin Duffy, The Daily Campus
Don’t be so sure this weekend will play out as we expect — Geoffrey Miller, The Indiana Daily Student
Tom Izzo and Jim Calhoun have proved again they are the best coaches in college basketball
– Greg Carey, The Daily Athenaeum
From the Wire: Monday Links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
No Michigan State player pushed harder to reach the Final Four than Travis Walton — Alex Altman, The State News
ALSO: MSU clinched its fifth Final Four berth in 11 years; Thousands of fans welcomed them home
Pitt isn’t ready to think about whether DeJuan Blair will come back next season — Mike Gladysz, The Pitt News
ALSO: The Panthers are not accustomed to losing close games
Danny Green came up big for North Carolina with Tyler Hansbrough and Wayne Ellington struggling — David Ely, The Daily Tar Heel
ALSO: The Heels have bigger goals than reaching the Final Four
Upsets are great, but top-quality matchups are better — Jonah Braun, The Badger Herald
Oklahoma‘s guards just couldn’t match their UNC counterparts — Joey Helmer, The Oklahoma Daily
ALSO: Mistakes got the Sooners sent home early
From the Wire: Sunday Links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
UConn freshman Kemba Walker had his best game of the year — Marc Gauthier, The Daily Campus
ALSO: The Huskies aren’t taking victory souvenirs just yet
Start salivating now: Tyler Hansbrough vs. Blake Griffin — Jesse Baumgartner, The Daily Tar Heel
ALSO: North Carolina‘s shooters are finding their strokes again
Michigan State‘s Raymar Morgan will play with a face mask against Louisville
– Cash Kruth, The State News
Louisville wants a Final Four berth after falling one step short last year
– Cash Kruth, The State News
Mike Anderson was proud Missouri went out “fighting, scratching and clawing“
– Lenny Goldman, The Maneater
Analysis: 1 UConn def. 3 Missouri
1 UConn 82
3 Missouri 75
West Region final • University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.
By Wyndam Makowsky
– Ever since Jerome Dyson went down in February, Connecticut has been looking for someone to take his place as the team’s spark plug and most erstwhile contributor. Some nights, it’s A.J. Price, but his play can be sporadic. On other days, it’s Stanley Robinson, who explodes every week or so for a big game. Tonight, it was Kemba Walker, the freshman guard who may be the best professional prospect on the team. He had one of the best nights of any perimeter player in the tournament so far, drilling 7-of-9 shots and picking up five assists and rebounds. His field goal with just over two minutes remaining — and double zeros on the shot clock — to push the Huskies’ lead to five points and keep them in control.
From the Wire: Friday Links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
UConn‘s Craig Austrie came up big after slumping recently — Kevin Duffy, The Daily Campus
ALSO: A quick start helped the Huskies go from Sweet to Elite
Duke‘s big three — Gerald Henderson, Kyle Singler and Jon Scheyer — had no answers for Villanova
– Sabreena Merchant, The Duke Chronicle
ALSO: Lapsing in all phases of the game, the Blue Devils went out with a thud
Missouri sure knows how to make things exciting
– Lenny Goldman, The Maneater
Memphis, like Kansas, did well to make it this far after so much offseason turnover — Kelly Breckunitch, The University Daily Kansan
Pitt‘s Levance Fields lived up to his “Mr. Big Shot” nickname
– Michael Gladysz, The Pitt News
Analysis: 1 UConn def. 5 Purdue
1 UConn 72
5 Purdue 60
West Region semifinals • University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.
By Jim Reedy
– Connecticut led the entire game, but the Boilermakers did a good job dragging them down to their level with indefatigable defense and were right in the game for 30-plus minutes before the Huskies pulled away. Unable to solve Hasheem Thabeet’s inside defense, Purdue just couldn’t break through after cutting the margin to three several times.
Reporter Interview: Kevin Duffy on UConn
Seeded first in the West Region, Connecticut will face Purdue tonight in the first game of the Sweet Sixteen. As the Huskies get ready and Jim Calhoun dodges questions about his recruiting practices, we caught up with Kevin Duffy, the sports editor of the Daily Campus, to discuss Hasheem Thabeet’s defensive prowess, Stanley Robinson’s uncanny athletic ability and A.J. Price’s place among the great guards in UConn history.
