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Thanks to www.uconnhuskygames.com, I was able to watch, for the first time since it originally aired, our pummeling of the Cavaliers.
My bullet-point notes:
*It was the second game of the season (UConn had trounced Towson in Game 1), and I believe neither UConn nor UVA were ranked. The UConn team had Donyell, Donny, Travis, KO, Fair, Kirk, Hayward, Sheffer and some freshman named Ray Allen. At the time, November 1993, a number of those players were question marks and/or freshmen. Of course we all know how that season ended, but let's ignore that.
*The game was an epic blowout right from the get-go (kind of like the 32-9 UMass game or the 40-15 Pitt game without the bad parts), even though Donyell had a relatively quiet game.
*The UVA crowd was, amazingly, energetic throughout the game, cheering wildly whenever one of their players hit a shot to cut UConn's lead from, say, 38 to 36. They didn't start exiting until there were a couple minutes left. And they were never in it. I think it was 55-16 at one point, later 66-22.
*Watching Donyell play for UConn, it's hard to believe that he turned to be only a serviceable NBA player.
*The best player on the floor was Ray. Picozzi and Perry were surprised at how good the freshman looked. (They kept calling him a "slasher," as opposed to a shooter.) But with 20/20 hindsight, he looked like Ray. He even finished through contact after hanging in the air, similar to his winning shot vs Georgetown two and a half years later.
*Everybody played well. Everyone. Boo had an and-1. Rudy had one that was waved off, in a bad call.
*We had a third-string PG named Marcus Thomas, who I don't remember at all.
*Because our third-string PG was a guy who isn't very memorable, Calhoun played Sheffer with two fouls in the first half, to give KO a breather.
*KO was the player of the game, finishing with 16 points and 6 dimes. Most of the points were scored early, a la Ricky vs Duke.
*John Havlicek's son, Chris, played for UVA. UVA's other notable players were Corey Alexander (who injured his ankle early on, and didn't return, although I don't think it would have changed anything), Harold Deane and Junior Burrough.
*By winning the game, Calhoun moved within 5 games of tying Dom Perno for #2 on the all-time UConn wins list (#1 was Hugh Greer)
I chose this game to view first because I've always fondly remembered it, but had never re-watched it after watching it live (with the sound off) at a high school team party.
My bullet-point notes:
*It was the second game of the season (UConn had trounced Towson in Game 1), and I believe neither UConn nor UVA were ranked. The UConn team had Donyell, Donny, Travis, KO, Fair, Kirk, Hayward, Sheffer and some freshman named Ray Allen. At the time, November 1993, a number of those players were question marks and/or freshmen. Of course we all know how that season ended, but let's ignore that.
*The game was an epic blowout right from the get-go (kind of like the 32-9 UMass game or the 40-15 Pitt game without the bad parts), even though Donyell had a relatively quiet game.
*The UVA crowd was, amazingly, energetic throughout the game, cheering wildly whenever one of their players hit a shot to cut UConn's lead from, say, 38 to 36. They didn't start exiting until there were a couple minutes left. And they were never in it. I think it was 55-16 at one point, later 66-22.
*Watching Donyell play for UConn, it's hard to believe that he turned to be only a serviceable NBA player.
*The best player on the floor was Ray. Picozzi and Perry were surprised at how good the freshman looked. (They kept calling him a "slasher," as opposed to a shooter.) But with 20/20 hindsight, he looked like Ray. He even finished through contact after hanging in the air, similar to his winning shot vs Georgetown two and a half years later.
*Everybody played well. Everyone. Boo had an and-1. Rudy had one that was waved off, in a bad call.
*We had a third-string PG named Marcus Thomas, who I don't remember at all.
*Because our third-string PG was a guy who isn't very memorable, Calhoun played Sheffer with two fouls in the first half, to give KO a breather.
*KO was the player of the game, finishing with 16 points and 6 dimes. Most of the points were scored early, a la Ricky vs Duke.
*John Havlicek's son, Chris, played for UVA. UVA's other notable players were Corey Alexander (who injured his ankle early on, and didn't return, although I don't think it would have changed anything), Harold Deane and Junior Burrough.
*By winning the game, Calhoun moved within 5 games of tying Dom Perno for #2 on the all-time UConn wins list (#1 was Hugh Greer)
I chose this game to view first because I've always fondly remembered it, but had never re-watched it after watching it live (with the sound off) at a high school team party.
