The Connecticut Huskies overcame a banged up Kemba Walker to earn a 69-58 victory over the Cincinnati Bearcats.
Walker was simply phenomenal, finishing with a game-high 33 points, six rebounds and five assists.
He could be seen holding his right hand and limping throughout the game from a knee to the thigh.
The point guard single-handledly carried them to victory, with only two teammates reaching double figures in scoring. (Read More…)
By Bud L. Ellis
From losing three times in their final four regular-season games and having to play an extra game in the Big East tournament, the Connecticut Huskies now are 40 minutes from an unlikely destination: Houston and the Final Four.
Kemba Walker scored 36 points Thursday night, continuing his dominant postseason and leading the Huskies to a 74-67 victory over San Diego State in the NCAA tournament’s West region semifinals. (Read More…)
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The Connecticut Huskies carried their momentum from the Big East tournament into the NCAA’s with an 81-52 rout of the Bucknell Bison.
There was concern coming into the game that UConn might be exhausted from their run through the Big East tournament.
Bucknell was a well-coached team that could knock down three’s, so they could have been an upset threat.
Instead, the Huskies impressed just about everyone by coming out firing on all cylinders, turning the game into a rout in the opening half. (Read More…)
By Bud L. Ellis
Winning five times in five days to shock the Big East Conference apparently wasn’t enough to satisfy the Connecticut Huskies.
The way UConn is playing lately, the Huskies may not slow down until Houston and the Final Four. (Read More…)
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By Bud L. Ellis
Kemba Walker put on one of the greatest performances in conference tournament history last week, helping spark the Connecticut Huskies to the Big East championship.
Thursday, the Huskies opened the NCAA tournament, and Walker put together another great performance. Finishing just two rebounds shy of a triple-double, Walker sparked the UConn offense in an 81-52 rout of Bucknell in the second round of the NCAA East regional at Washington, D.C. (Read More…)
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By Bud L. Ellis
Kemba Walker and the Connecticut Huskies did the unthinkable during five memorable days at Madison Square Garden last week.
Walker shattered scoring records and authored a career’s worth of indelible moments, sparking the Huskies to the Big East tournament championship. UConn knocked off No. 14 Louisville in the tournament final Saturday night, 69-66, capping a run during which the Huskies beat four consecutive ranked teams in the toughest conference in the nation. (Read More…)
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By Bud L. Ellis
The most stacked conference in the nation is being turned upside down by one member of the Connecticut Huskies.
Kemba Walker did it again Thursday, leading the Huskies to their third consecutive victory in the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Walker knocked down a jumper at the buzzer, giving UConn a thrilling 76-74 victory over conference regular-season champion and No. 3-ranked Pittsburgh. (Read More…)
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By Bud L. Ellis
The first step in the Connecticut Huskies’ postseason was a laugher. But getting through the rest of the Big East tournament won’t be anything to snicker about.
The No. 19-ranked Huskies opened the Big East tournament by blasting last-place DePaul 97-71 on Tuesday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. Kemba Walker scored 26 points as the Huskies shot 60 percent from the field. (Read More…)
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By Bud L. Ellis
Losses in three of their past four games have dropped the Connecticut Huskies to a ninth-place tie in the Big East Conference.
But the Huskies get a great opportunity to turn things around and end the regular season on a big upswing when UConn plays host to No. 7 Notre Dame on Saturday. (Read More…)
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The No. 9 Connecticut Huskies took care of business in a 75-57 win over the visiting Providence Friars.
Star guard Kemba Walker finished with 22 points, seven assists and six rebounds to lead the Huskies.
Jamal Coombs-McDaniel came out of nowhere to score a game-high 25 points, which is 12 higher than his career-best.
Head coach Jim Calhoun said his relationship with Coombs-McDaniel has been stormy, but it was anything but that in the win over the Friars. (Read More…)
