Revisiting the 4OT BET Cincy aka Jalen Adams game

[WrenchFan69]

A true post-2014 Kevin Ollie special. Go down double digits early, run nearly no offense, somehow claw back into it. Happy we pulled this one out. One of my best friends didn't see Adam's shot because he put his head in a pillow after Johnson's 3.

 

[ctbro1999]

A true post-2014 Kevin Ollie special. Go down double digits early, run nearly no offense, somehow claw back into it. Happy we pulled this one out. One of my best friends didn't see Adam's shot because he put his head in a pillow after Johnson's 3.

TBH, that may have been the biggest swing in emotions I've ever had watching UConn basketball. From literally the deepest pits of despair to the joy of celebrating a miracle all within a 5 second timespan. IIRC that season we would probably have been a bubble team if we had lost to Cincy, so not only did I think we lost the game but also a bid for the tourney.

 

[alphasigko]

If I remember correctly we led in every single overtime and were in position to win every single overtime. Cuse would go on a little run to tie it and we would have the worst possible possession and chuck up a brick.

If I recall correctly McNamara was our nemesis in each of the OT periods, and especially the last.

 

[WrenchFan69]

TBH, that may have been the biggest swing in emotions I've ever had watching UConn basketball. From literally the deepest pits of despair to the joy of celebrating a miracle all within a 5 second timespan. IIRC that season we would probably have been a bubble team if we had lost to Cincy, so not only did I think we lost the game but also a bid for the tourney.

We would have been in regardless, but winning the AAC tournament was cool too

 

[7774]

If I recall correctly McNamara was our nemesis in each of the OT periods, and especially the last.

He wasn't on that team, so you don’t.

 

[Mike Honcho]

Here's the box score for that game. Simply ridiculous.
Also, RIP Stanley Robinson. View attachment 106765

Oof. 20% from three and 57% from the line. Our bigs did not get it done from the stripe.

 

[Dutch Boyd]

If I recall correctly McNamara was our nemesis in each of the OT periods, and especially the last.

You did not recall correctly.

 

[gsmooth]

Dont be. You were lucky to be spared the torture. It is never worth watching. Ive never watched the game on TV. I was there and it sucked so bad, we missed so many opportunities to close that game. I know it is historic for the 6 OT's and all, I get it. But as a UConn fan it is a horror show, there is nothing redeeming about it. Ugh. I just said more about that game today than I have in 16 years.

Correct. The quality of play was not that great that night. I remember watching that game in between a few songs at my salsa and swing dance club as that game took place on Thursday night. I was with my girlfriend, who is now my wife, and we watched parts of that game between our dancing and when the game was over I told her "these constant missed FTs could end up knocking them out of the NCAA tournament". Unfortunately I was correct, because they had this issue with Michigan State in the Final 4. If they had made 75% of their FTs, they win that game, too. They shot 21-33, but the % is worse than the 65% would suggest because they missed the front end of 1 and 1s.

 

[CL82]

The moments before Jalen's shot always added that extra bit of theater. Neither DHam nor Jalen wanted to inbound b/c both were dejected. DHam finally relented and boom... Watching it live, I thought Len Elmore said "holy ish" when it first went in and thought this was just next-level bizarre.

Neither Hamilton nor Jaylin wanted to inbound the ball because they both wanted to be the one to take the shot.