04 March 2013
Triple Overtimes Are More Fun When My Team Wins
Before I get to the game, I need to talk about the UConn uniforms. What the heck, Nike?? Those were weird. Not as weird as last year's special uniforms, but still weird. They had the "C" logo over the number, which looked really unbalanced. It was bad enough on players who have two numbers, but looked really bizarre on single-digit players. Even more annoying, Nike apparently forgot/didn't care that UConn doesn't put the players names on the back of their jerseys. When I first turned on the game, I was distracted when I realized there was names on the back of the jerseys. Then I looked a little closer...
someone on Twitter: are there names on those jerseys? holy schnikes.
UConn WBB Twitter: We would never! ... It says "Huskies"
I love the indignation of the UConn twitter account!
So. The game. Ugh...
If UConn could hit a damn free throw, the game would have been over in the first overtime. Seriously, these were the stats for the first overtime:
UConn: 3/3 field goals, 1/5 free throws
Notre Dame: 1/5 field goals, 4/4 free throws
In both the first and second overtimes, UConn would bust out to a lead, and then Notre Dame would tie it up. In the third overtime, Notre Dame took the lead, and that was it.
Considering that UConn's starting center and point guard fouled out in regulation, I should be proud of the team for holding on that long. But it hurts to see them lose a game they fought so hard in.
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Kelly Faris were the two stars for UConn. KML played all 55 minutes and Faris played 53. KML had 26 points, 6 rebounds, four assists, and 3 steals. Faris had 21 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals. KML was team high on points and Faris was team high on rebounds (as a 5'11" guard!). That was career high points for Faris and, I think, rebounds.
But here's the stat of the game: UConn had 35 turnovers.
someone on Twitter: are there names on those jerseys? holy schnikes.
UConn WBB Twitter: We would never! ... It says "Huskies"
I love the indignation of the UConn twitter account!
So. The game. Ugh...
If UConn could hit a damn free throw, the game would have been over in the first overtime. Seriously, these were the stats for the first overtime:
UConn: 3/3 field goals, 1/5 free throws
Notre Dame: 1/5 field goals, 4/4 free throws
In both the first and second overtimes, UConn would bust out to a lead, and then Notre Dame would tie it up. In the third overtime, Notre Dame took the lead, and that was it.
Considering that UConn's starting center and point guard fouled out in regulation, I should be proud of the team for holding on that long. But it hurts to see them lose a game they fought so hard in.
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Kelly Faris were the two stars for UConn. KML played all 55 minutes and Faris played 53. KML had 26 points, 6 rebounds, four assists, and 3 steals. Faris had 21 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals. KML was team high on points and Faris was team high on rebounds (as a 5'11" guard!). That was career high points for Faris and, I think, rebounds.
But here's the stat of the game: UConn had 35 turnovers.
Labels: UConn basketball
# posted by mamurd @ 9:31 PM 
