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[QUOTE="cferraro04, post: 4928982, member: 267"]
My exuberance preceded reality...my MOV was certainly overstated as Jackson State while outgunned and outclassed played hard and kept it competitively respecable.  My concerns about height and Jackson's laudable 43 rebounds per game average did not bear fruit in this game as UConn outrebounded Jackson State 45-36.  One negative thing continues to stand out and that is our lack of bench production.  Only three points off the bench...I am afraid that is our Achilles heel, the lack of a bench.  Our margin of error is essentially zero.  We can't afford to have a starter foul out, we can't afford for a starter to get hurt, we have to bring our "A" every game, and our starters must be ready to play 35-plus minutes each game.

One stat that jumped out at me in this game was while we committed fewer fouls than Jackson State 15 - 18, they went to the line for 22 shots while UConn only took 10 foul shots.

Ashlynn Shade has picked a great time to have a career game.  Let's hope she can build off this performance for the rest of the tournament.  We all need for KK and NIka to be a little more productive on the offensive side of the court just in case one of our stars (Aaliyah or Paige) has an off night.

Nex up Syracuse!
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