Pie-Rat ThoughtZ™

[RichZ]

1. Inside to Tarris on the first possession, and it's 2-zip.
2. We tried that same approach on 3 of our first 4 possessions, but Reed's getting attacked by a gang every time the ball goes inside. If the refs are going to continue to ignore that, it could be a long night.
3. I don't like close games. Bad for my shaky heart. I wish we'd go on a 15-3 run or something...
4. Mullins puts us up 7, and I begin to breathe.
5. Malachi at 3:56! Turned his missed layup into a 19 foot jumper. It would be his only score of the game, but it was needed and nice.
6. Double digit lead at 3:25, and I'm breathing a little better.
7. Hall spent 20 seconds winding clock down to set up an end of half bucket, then threw the ball away with 3 left. Brought a big smile to a lot of UConn fans faces, I'm sure. Especially mine.
8. 38-22 off Ball's opening 3 in the 2nd half.
9. Is not being able to hold onto a lead in the second half going to plague this team for the rest of the season?
10. If Tarris could shoot FTs, we'd still be up big.
11. Two consecutive clean blocks for Tarris, then the play gets spoiled by a whistle on Alex. Official at half court blew the whistle on a play in the paint.
12. Was Mullins' block at 12 seconds the biggest play of the game?
13. First stat that hits me post-game. We got 8 points from our bench. Hall got 24 from theirs.
14. 51, 28 & 62 shooting percentage to 41, 6 & 60. In the other 3 stat comparison... assists, steals & blocks, we went 14, 8 & 6 to Hall's 6, 8 & 9
15. Player of the game has to be Reed, despite his woeful (5 of 13) foul shooting. He went 8 of 13 from the floor and had 9 boards and 3 rejections.
16. Special shout out for Mullins with he possibly game saving shot deflection at 12 seconds. He also had 3 steals and a couple blocks to help make up for his comparatively low scoring night.

 

[Huskybass]

Mullins is a great overall basketball player. He always finds a way to help UConn win.