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[QUOTE="connie, post: 2515809, member: 7882"]
You hit many of the notable points. By way of embellishment . . .

1.  UConn held UCF to[U] 6 points on 3 FG [/U]up until the last minute in the 1st Q. But a banked UCF jumper with 3.4 seconds left made it 18-8 at the end of the quarter.

2.  From 5:10 in the 1st Q until 4:27 left in 2nd Q, UConn held UCF to 2 FG (this includes the banked shot at the end of the 1st Q). 2 FG in a little under 11 minutes of basketball.

3.  In the first half, I counted as many as 9 UConn shots that on most nights probably would have gone in. Many of those were shots taken right at the rim, including:
[U]1st Q[/U]
8:18 -- Lou missed layup
8:01 -- CD missed layup
7:19 -- Phees missed short jumper
6:15 -- CD missed jump shot (Phees put back)
[U]2nd Q[/U]
6:50 -- Z missed bunny
4:50 -- Phees missed bunny (Z put back)
2:43 -- Phees little jumper in the lane, touch foul
1:55 -- Lou missed bunny

I credit UCF somewhat for their aggressive play, perhaps causing UConn to force things. But if even a third of those shots drop and we make a couple a FTs, the lead would have been a comfortable 20+ at halftime.  This is to take nothing away from UCF. They played tough. We need games like this.
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