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Duke with their win over #2 Seed Ohio State is UConn’s Sweet Sixteen opponent. They are 22-11 with an ACC record of 11-7. In the ACC Tournament they beat Georgia Tech 70-58 and lost their second game in the ACC tournament against North Carolina St 51-54. Their best win was both games against #12 Massey rated Ohio State 75-63 last Sunday at OSU. While their worst loss was against Davidson at home home 62-69, Massey rated #108. They are rated by Massey #19, with an SOS of #12, an offense rated 57th and defense rated 2nd. They averaged in Conference play 65.6 points, while allowing 57.8 points. Average 36.9 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 7.67 steals, 5.17 blocks and 17.5 turnovers a game. Shooting 44.5%, 74% in free throw shooting and only 30.9% in 3pt shooting accuracy.
Their starters for the AAC Tournament and first two NCAA Tournament games were Kennedy Brown F, 6’6” SR, 27 Mins, 14 Pts, 8 Rbds, 2 Asts, 1 Stl, 1 T/O and 2 PF’s. Jadyn Donovan G, 6’ FR, 31 Mins, 10 Pts, 8 Rbds, 4 Asts, 2 Stls, 1 Blk, 3 T/O’s and 4 PF’s. Ashlon Jackson G, 6’ SO, 33 Mins, 11 Pts, 5 Rbds, 3 Asts, 3 T/O’s and 3 PF’s. Taina Mair G, 5’9’ SO, 32 Mins, 3 Pts, 7 Rbds, 7 Asts, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 6 T/O’s and 3 PF’s. Reign Richardson G, 5’11” JR, 34 Min, 8 Pts, 2 Rbds, 2 Asts, 2 Blks, 6 T/O’s and 3 PF’s. The bench averages approx. 16 minutes per game, with 2 to 3 subs averaging 21 Pts, 17 Rbds, 3.9 Asts, 1.4 Stls, 3 T/O’s and 3 PF’s. They have 3 notable losses, the home loss to Davidson as stated above. Conference losses @Clemson 64-80, Massey rated #84 and @Miami 58-64, Massey rated #45. They also lost @Stanford 79-82, vs South Carolina 61-77, @Louisville 44-61, @NC State 57-72, @Virginia Tech 56-61, vs Notre Dame 62-70 and @North Carolina 59-63. I believe that UConn will be able to win this game, especially if they play like they did in the Big East tournament games, but it won’t be easy and will be challenging.
Duke with their win over #2 Seed Ohio State is UConn’s Sweet Sixteen opponent. They are 22-11 with an ACC record of 11-7. In the ACC Tournament they beat Georgia Tech 70-58 and lost their second game in the ACC tournament against North Carolina St 51-54. Their best win was both games against #12 Massey rated Ohio State 75-63 last Sunday at OSU. While their worst loss was against Davidson at home home 62-69, Massey rated #108. They are rated by Massey #19, with an SOS of #12, an offense rated 57th and defense rated 2nd. They averaged in Conference play 65.6 points, while allowing 57.8 points. Average 36.9 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 7.67 steals, 5.17 blocks and 17.5 turnovers a game. Shooting 44.5%, 74% in free throw shooting and only 30.9% in 3pt shooting accuracy.
Their starters for the AAC Tournament and first two NCAA Tournament games were Kennedy Brown F, 6’6” SR, 27 Mins, 14 Pts, 8 Rbds, 2 Asts, 1 Stl, 1 T/O and 2 PF’s. Jadyn Donovan G, 6’ FR, 31 Mins, 10 Pts, 8 Rbds, 4 Asts, 2 Stls, 1 Blk, 3 T/O’s and 4 PF’s. Ashlon Jackson G, 6’ SO, 33 Mins, 11 Pts, 5 Rbds, 3 Asts, 3 T/O’s and 3 PF’s. Taina Mair G, 5’9’ SO, 32 Mins, 3 Pts, 7 Rbds, 7 Asts, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 6 T/O’s and 3 PF’s. Reign Richardson G, 5’11” JR, 34 Min, 8 Pts, 2 Rbds, 2 Asts, 2 Blks, 6 T/O’s and 3 PF’s. The bench averages approx. 16 minutes per game, with 2 to 3 subs averaging 21 Pts, 17 Rbds, 3.9 Asts, 1.4 Stls, 3 T/O’s and 3 PF’s. They have 3 notable losses, the home loss to Davidson as stated above. Conference losses @Clemson 64-80, Massey rated #84 and @Miami 58-64, Massey rated #45. They also lost @Stanford 79-82, vs South Carolina 61-77, @Louisville 44-61, @NC State 57-72, @Virginia Tech 56-61, vs Notre Dame 62-70 and @North Carolina 59-63. I believe that UConn will be able to win this game, especially if they play like they did in the Big East tournament games, but it won’t be easy and will be challenging.
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- Currently the point spread is UConn -8.5 pts, so the game should be close, but I believe that UConn wins in the end, getting win #32 for the season. UConn 82 – Duke 72.
