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Message: [QUOTE="NielsisGood, post: 2435255, member: 7503"] MSU was getting inside whenever they wanted even during the final 6-7 minutes of the first half, and it was clear the pressure wasn't really disrupting MSU. Most of the best plays UConn made defensively came in half court situations. It had nothing to do with running big or small lineups, because we didn't have anyone who could match 1 on 1 with the guys they had. Now MSU were also hitting a lot of contested shots as well so it probably wouldn't have mattered. This is just in response to the posters I've seen get on the team for their 2nd half defense. The UConn guards were tired between the amount of defensive effort they gave in the first half and being the 2nd night of a back2back. Even then, it wasn't like they allowed wide open looks all half, the guards simply just went from being absolutely stifling in the 1st half to guys just catching fire and hitting mostly pretty tough shots during the 2nd. [/QUOTE]