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Message: [QUOTE="HooperScooper, post: 4878725, member: 10"] Despite that a healthy and foul trouble free Clingan makes a huge difference. Nothing we didn't know but saw this in today's ESPN Power Ranking. [I]Since [URL='http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5105565/donovan-clingan']Donovan Clingan[/URL] returned from a foot injury that cost him five games in December and January, UConn is No. 2 nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency at BartTorvik.com. That includes limiting six of seven opponents to fewer than one point per possession -- highlighted by the Huskies holding [URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/156/creighton-bluejays']Creighton[/URL] to 48 points back on Jan. 17 and [URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/2752/xavier-musketeers']Xavier[/URL] to 22 first-half points on Jan. 28. With Clingan anchoring the paint defense, Xavier shot 3-for-23 on 2-pointers with him on the floor in that game. This past week, it happened again, with [URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/46/georgetown-hoyas']Georgetown[/URL] going 7-for-22 on layups on Saturday.[/I] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39504897/men-college-basketball-power-rankings-questions-kentucky-wisconsin-uconn-purdue-continue-dominate[/URL] [/QUOTE]