| Huskies and Orange clash in Big Apple |
Thu Mar 12 10:42:01 2009 EST |
| t Tournament at Madison Square Garden. The Huskies were anything but disappointing this season, but their loss to Pittsburgh, 70-60, on Saturday cost the program the top seed and a share of the Big East crown. It was certainly a bitter ending for UConn, which finished in a second place tie with Pittsburgh in the league standings at 15-3. The Huskies actually suffered two of their three total losses to Pittsburgh and therefore dropped to the third seed in this event. Still, at 27-3 overall, the |
| Syracuse pulls away in second half to down Seton Hall |
Thu Mar 12 00:09:37 2009 EST |
| -15) had beaten USF in the first round on Tuesday but had its NCAA Tournament hopes ended, along with a two-game win streak. Flynn added 11 assists, while Devendorf made 5-of-8 three-point attempts for the Orange, who lost their only matchup with UConn this season -- a 63-49 decision on February 11. Arinze Onuaku ended with 15 points and six rebounds, while Kristof Ongenaet had 12 points and seven assists for Syracuse. Andy Rautins had 11 points, seven boards and four assists in the win. Jeremy |
| UConn routs Louisville for Big East title |
Tue Mar 10 22:04:34 2009 EST |
| alf and owned a 50-24 advantage at the break. The Huskies got to the line 34 times and made 22 of their attempts while cleaning up the glass to a 49-30 tune in earning a 15th Big East Tournament title and for a fourth time in the last five years. UConn just completed its fourth undefeated regular season under Geno Auriemma. They also achieved the feat in 1994-95, 1996-97 and 2001-02, winning championships in two of those three seasons. Louisville (29-4) shot just 25.0 percent in the first half |
| Louisville beats WVU to win Big East |
Sun Mar 8 00:10:56 2009 EST |
| n title with a 62-59 win against West Virginia at WVU Coliseum. To win the Big East, the Cardinals needed a win and a loss by No. 1 Connecticut heading into Saturday. Louisville took full advantage of the opportunity after No. 3 Pittsburgh downed UConn, 70-60, earlier in the day. Earl Clark added 13 points for the Cardinals (25-5, 16-2 Big East), who have won seven straight games. Jerry Smith ended with eight points. Devin Ebanks poured in 16 points, pulled down 10 boards, and dished out six as |
| No. 3 Pitt downs No. 1 UConn |
Sat Mar 7 15:11:37 2009 EST |
| d Connecticut in a Big East showdown at Petersen Events Center. Levance Fields overcame a bruised tailbone to finish with 10 points and 12 assists -- to only two turnovers -- for Pitt (28-3, 15-3 Big East), which jumbled the conference standings. UConn (27-3, 15-3) could have clinched at least a share of the Big East regular season title with a win. Now the Huskies are tied with Pittsburgh, as the door is opened for No. 6 Louisville, which owns a 15-2 conference mark and plays at West Virginia |
| Big East brawl pits Orange against Golden Eagles |
Sat Mar 7 12:02:29 2009 EST |
| ll and 12-5 in league play, but they haven't been the same since losing standout guard Dominic James for the season with an injury. To be fair, however, it is important to point out that the three losses during the current slide have come against UConn, Louisville and Pittsburgh, the three best teams in the Big East. Today's game marks the only scheduled meeting of the season between the Orange and the Golden Eagles, and Syracuse owns a 5-2 advantage in the all-time series. There is no shortage |
| Huskies visit Panthers in clash of Big East titans |
Sat Mar 7 11:57:50 2009 EST |
| to be one of the best games of the college basketball season, the top-ranked Connecticut Huskies invade the Steel City for a Big East Conference showdown with the third-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers. This game has major Big East title implications. UConn is currently tied with Louisville atop the conference standings, as both teams own 15-2 records. If the Huskies win today, they will clinch at least a share of the title and will be outright champs with a Louisville loss. If Pittsburgh beats UCon |
| No. 3 Pitt uses late surge to down No. 13 Marquette |
Wed Mar 4 22:03:15 2009 EST |
| ast, which gives them a two-day bye into the quarterfinals of the conference tournament. Pitt remains third in the Big East, one game behind Connecticut and Louisville -- both 15-2 -- and wraps up its regular season Saturday by hosting top-ranked UConn. Levance Fields scored 17 points and added 10 assists for Pitt, while Jermaine Dixon and Gilbert Brown had 13 and 11 points, respectively. Jerel McNeal had 23 points to pace Marquette (23-7, 12-5), which has lost its last three games, a brutal ru |
| UConn posts unbeaten regular season with win over Rutgers |
Mon Mar 2 22:16:10 2009 EST |
| history with a 69-59 win over Rutgers. Tina Charles added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Huskies (30-0, 16-0 Big East), who had already gained a bye for the upcoming Big East tournament and will next compete in the quarterfinals on Sunday. UConn's last unbeaten season came in 2002-03 when they went on to notch their second straight national championship. It was the Huskies' seventh time having gone through conference play with an unblemished mark. Kia Vaughn posted a season-high 24 point |
| UConn still unanimous No. 1 |
Mon Mar 2 14:37:34 2009 EST |
| -ranked team in women's college basketball, according to the latest Associated Press poll released Monday. The Huskies (29-0) topped Villanova and Seton Hall last week to remain unbeaten and claim the undisputed top spot for a 14th straight week. UConn received all 45 first-place votes and a total of 1,125 points from a nationwide media panel. Stanford moved up one spot to second, a position the Cardinal held at the beginning of the season. Oklahoma fell one spot into third after a loss to Texa |
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