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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5187573, member: 12088"] I wonder if it will feel a bit like the Jackson St game from last season. They were a tall, athletic team that had dominated a weak conference with an aggressive defense, a deep rotation, and an undisciplined, playground-style offense. Paige engineered a decisive thumping, and we led by 27 midway through the 4th quarter, though they closed the gap to 22 on the strength of three 3 pointers by T. Boler. As a whole, that game followed the pattern folks have been recommending for this one: we opened up a 22-8 lead after the 1st q, and led 49-28 at halftime. Paige, of course, was tremendous on that day with 28 pts 11 rebounds 7 assists and 3 steals for a double-double. But Ash was also awesome with 26 pts 6 rebounds 2 steals and hit 5-11 from 3, and Aaliyah had 20 pts and Nika added 7 pts and 7 assists. And though Ice didn't score, she contributed 5 rebounds 4 assists and 2 blocks in 22 mins. In other words, it was classic UConn basketball -- tough defense, lots of steals and even more assists (23 assists on 34 made baskets). As you suggested elsewhere, playing UConn basketball is the best way forward. Of course, the SEC is a much tougher conference than the SWAC. But several here have suggested that a lot of Tennessee's wins and stats come from a weak OOC schedule. Against the stronger SEC competition, they have not produced the same numbers. In their last 4 games, they've averaged 71.25 pts on 38% shooting, and 30% from 3, and their turnover advantage largely evaporated. It's hard to find a good contrast for UConn since our toughest competition came before the conference schedule began. We also struggled to shoot 3s against ND and USC, but we shot well against the other ranked opponents. A lot depends on whether our performance in conference games will carry over better than Tennessee's performance in their OOC games did. [/QUOTE]

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