77% / 100%

[VAHuskyFan]

We were up one on New Mexico State at the under 12 timeout in the first half. From that point on, New Mexico State shot:

10-13 from three (77%) and
13-13 from the FT line (100%).

Those numbers are insane. Nobody shoots that in a game. Nobody shoots that in an empty gym. The best three-point shooting team in the NBA shoots 37%. NM State shot twice that well from the under-12 on. And they didn't miss from the line.

I get that it's cathartic to blame Hurley, but there's no gameplan for that. New Mexico State is not a great three-point shooting team. Defense is about forcing a team to take tough shots. We did that. Most of their three-pointers were contested and/or launched from multiple feet behind the three-point arc. The shots went in anyway. We just ran into a buzzsaw tonight.

 

[uconnfan68]

We were up one on New Mexico State at the under 12 timeout in the first half. From that point on, New Mexico State shot:

10-13 from three (77%) and
13-13 from the FT line (100%).

Those numbers are insane. Nobody shoots that in a game. Nobody shoots that in an empty gym. The best three-point shooting team in the NBA shoots 37%. NM State shot twice that well from the under-12 on. And they didn't miss from the line.

I get that it's cathartic to blame Hurley, but there's no gameplan for that. New Mexico State is not a great three-point shooting team. Defense is about forcing a team to take tough shots. We did that. Most of their three-pointers were contested and/or launched from multiple feet behind the three-point arc. The shots went in anyway. We just ran into a buzzsaw tonight.

And they still only scored 70.

 

[Hi-Low]

We still should have won. Had plenty of open looks and missed bunnies.

 

[VAHuskyFan]

We still should have won. Had plenty of open looks and missed bunnies.

I agree. We were right there at the end, and if we had avoided one or two mistakes we would have advanced.

But every favorite that advanced today made mistakes, turned the ball over, missed a few open layups. And most of them still won comfortably by double digits. The nice thing about being a high seed in the first round is your opponent generally allows some margin for error. NM State afforded us none tonight.

 

[alphasigko]

We still should have won. Had plenty of open looks and missed bunnies.

So many bunnies.... But they did that all season and I bet more than the season per game average in 4 of the last 5 games.

 

[jibsey]

We were up one on New Mexico State at the under 12 timeout in the first half. From that point on, New Mexico State shot:

10-13 from three (77%) and
13-13 from the FT line (100%).

Those numbers are insane. Nobody shoots that in a game. Nobody shoots that in an empty gym. The best three-point shooting team in the NBA shoots 37%. NM State shot twice that well from the under-12 on. And they didn't miss from the line.

I get that it's cathartic to blame Hurley, but there's no gameplan for that. New Mexico State is not a great three-point shooting team. Defense is about forcing a team to take tough shots. We did that. Most of their three-pointers were contested and/or launched from multiple feet behind the three-point arc. The shots went in anyway. We just ran into a buzzsaw tonight.

Correct. And I don't blame Hurley but besides Cole we didn't have a player who could get their own shot. Jackson particularly was open enough often but he doesn't or can't shoot. Major problem next season.

 

[McLovin]

Defense wasn’t the problem. Despite giving up those numbers, we only gave up 70 (including garbage time FTs).

The problem was we could score.

Another game where our 2 back court guys didn’t get involved until way too late.

No game script should involve 2 of our first 3 shots to be a Whaley and Jackson 3… bad offense from the tip.

 

[SubbaBub]

Allen hit some ridiculously tough shots, but he didn't look surprised by it. Nor did ge look bothered by what looked like good defense.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

Most of that scoring came from one person who we couldn't shut down. UConn didn't look like they wanted to be there from the tip. They didn't play aggressive at all and the offensive looked like something you'd have expected in the first few games of the season not at the end

 

[Edward Sargent]

There was no they in 13 for 13, it was HIM