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Huskies a 68-65 (64%) favorite at kenpom. Pinnacle bettors currently have them a 69-65 (62%) favorite.
— Sameer Ohri (@sohri) November 23, 2014
Huskies starting same five: Boat Purvis Hamilton Facey Brimah
— Bleed Blue Blog (@BleedBlueBlog) November 24, 2014
Huskies in the huddle #uconn vs West Virginia about to start. pic.twitter.com/1LkdHgx0In
— Dom Amore (@AmoreCourant) November 24, 2014
Pretty cool to see UConn take on WVU. Brings back some fond memories from games at the XL Center
— Tyler Morrissey (@TylerRMorrissey) November 24, 2014
Purvis misses a dunk and looks like he tweaked his left ankle. But he's staying in.
— Dom Amore (@AmoreCourant) November 24, 2014
Make that Purv!!! #UConn breakaway!
— Julius Hodge (@Follow24Hodge) November 24, 2014
WVU looks like it lifts with the football team. Goodness those guys are stacked.
— Ed Daigneault (@EdDaigneault) November 24, 2014
#UConn coach Kevin Ollie takes a timeout with the Huskies trailing 8-3 in the early going. Hamilton with the only points for Connecticut.
— UConn Men's Hoops (@UConnMBB) November 24, 2014
Rodney Purvis on his way to the locker room with a lower leg injury. Looked like a twisted ankle coming down off a missed dunk
— Elan DeCarlo (@ElanDeCarlo) November 24, 2014
VERY NICE rebound and putback by Facey
— TheUConnBlog (@TheUConnBlog) November 24, 2014
Hamilton can do things.
— Ed Daigneault (@EdDaigneault) November 24, 2014
announcer said it best...Daniel Hamilton is "silky smooth" #UConn
— matt zampini (@mattzampini) November 24, 2014
Daniel Hamilton might leave this game early for the NBA Draft.
— Russell Steinberg (@Russ_Steinberg) November 24, 2014
Got punched in the mouth early but have responded well. WVU leads 16-13 at the under-12
— Bleed Blue Blog (@BleedBlueBlog) November 24, 2014
Frenetic game. 5 turnovers for UConn not helping.
— A Dime Back (@ADimeBack) November 24, 2014
Phil Nolan still without a rebound this season #UConn
— William Paxton (@wspaxton) November 24, 2014
Phil Nolan still without a rebound this season #UConn
— William Paxton (@wspaxton) November 24, 2014
When you call a foul on good defense you make it impossible to play any defense. ARE YOU HAPPY REFS YOU'RE RUINING EVERYTHING.
— Meghan Bard (@meghanbard) November 24, 2014
Brimah needs to stop trying to block every shot. Over aggression on the penetrator opens up passing lanes that leads to wide open layups
— Elan DeCarlo (@ElanDeCarlo) November 24, 2014
Jump passes are bad.
— Bleed Blue Blog (@BleedBlueBlog) November 24, 2014
#UConn looks ready to combust. They're getting killed. And their body language says it all. It's still early though.
— William Richardson (@WilliamRichJr) November 24, 2014
How will we handle adversity?
— Bleed Blue Blog (@BleedBlueBlog) November 24, 2014
10 turnovers now for #UConn
— William Paxton (@wspaxton) November 24, 2014
UConn doesn't know what to do with this WVU defense
— Tyler Morrissey (@TylerRMorrissey) November 24, 2014
Gittin' ugly. WVU up 15.
— David Borges (@DaveBorges) November 24, 2014
Weathering the storm a bit. WVU still leads 39-29 at the under-4 timeout
— Bleed Blue Blog (@BleedBlueBlog) November 24, 2014
#UConn needs to stop beating themselves. The turnovers are the reason why they're down by 10 right now. Control the ball and play your game.
— William Richardson (@WilliamRichJr) November 24, 2014
Boatright has been fairly animated with the officials, two of whom just had a friendly chat with him.
— Ed Daigneault (@EdDaigneault) November 24, 2014
Where has Amida Brimah been?
— Bleed Blue Blog (@BleedBlueBlog) November 24, 2014
Boat is missing free throws. I don't understand this world anymore.
— Meghan Bard (@meghanbard) November 24, 2014
Huskies shooting an abysmal 28.6% from the free throw line
— TheUConnBlog (@TheUConnBlog) November 24, 2014
UConn nearly run out of the gym, trails West Virginia at the half 47-32.
— Neill Ostrout (@NeillOstrout) November 24, 2014
Obviously need to make some halftime adjustments against this press, but for those asking why are we so bad against it, it's still November
— Bleed Blue Blog (@BleedBlueBlog) November 24, 2014
WVU scoring 1.24 points per rip on 56.9 eFG%. Huskies 0.84 points per trip on 46.9 eFG%. Both hitting 57.1% of twos. UConn 2 of 11 on threes
— Sameer Ohri (@sohri) November 24, 2014
Not surprisingly, WVU winning all Four Factors. eFG% is 56.9-46.9. TO% is 15.8-28.9. OR% is 45-42.9. And FT rate is 27.8-21.9.
— Sameer Ohri (@sohri) November 24, 2014
This game reminds me of Preseason NIT losses to Florida State and Georgia Tech, even that loss to UCF in the Bahamas a few years back.
— Back In Storrs (@BackInStorrs) November 24, 2014
Last year's team woulda burned press with 3-pt shooting. Can't rely on that. Need to attack and of course hit FT.
— Puneet Nanda (@UConnPuneet) November 24, 2014
Coming out with some fire, Huskies cut 15 point deficit down to 10 less than min in
— Matt Schonvisky (@MattSchonvisky) November 24, 2014
Boat is doing Boat things.
— Meghan Bard (@meghanbard) November 24, 2014
Awesome job by Facey with another rebound + putback
— TheUConnBlog (@TheUConnBlog) November 24, 2014
Offensive board and bucket for Facey who now has 8 pts 6 boards on the night (5 offensive) as he cuts the lead under 10; 50-42
— Matt Schonvisky (@MattSchonvisky) November 24, 2014
Ollie flipping out after refs fail to call goaltending
— William Paxton (@wspaxton) November 24, 2014
Anyway, 12-3 start to half for UConn and Huskies down just six, 50-44, with 15:50 left.
— David Borges (@DaveBorges) November 24, 2014
Anyway, 12-3 start to half for UConn and Huskies down just six, 50-44, with 15:50 left.
— David Borges (@DaveBorges) November 24, 2014
Guess it's kind of like the third-man-in rule in hockey. Not really a foul but...
— Neill Ostrout (@NeillOstrout) November 24, 2014
The refs must have enjoyed Puerto Rico a little too much before this game, because only drunk people would be making these calls.
— Whitney McIntosh (@WhitneyM02) November 24, 2014
Facey ties career high with 10 points ,,, 8 have problem come off offensive rebounds
— William Paxton (@wspaxton) November 24, 2014
UConn had many many opportunities to cut the lead to 4 but could not take advantage of WVU's mistakes
— Bleed Blue Blog (@BleedBlueBlog) November 24, 2014
Huskies are 5-12 from the line
— Matt Schonvisky (@MattSchonvisky) November 24, 2014
hey, the refs may not have gotten a call right tonight, but at least they don't know how many fucking free throws there are at a given time
— We take the stairs (@NoEscalators) November 24, 2014
Another refereeing pet peeve of mine: when the ref in front of the play lets it go, but the trail ref (across court) calls a foul.
— A Dime Back (@ADimeBack) November 24, 2014
Huskies are 15.4% from 3 (2-13)
— Matt Schonvisky (@MattSchonvisky) November 24, 2014
Huskies are 15.4% from 3 (2-13)
— Matt Schonvisky (@MattSchonvisky) November 24, 2014
Huskies are 15.4% from 3 (2-13)
— Matt Schonvisky (@MattSchonvisky) November 24, 2014
Huskies are 15.4% from 3 (2-13)
— Matt Schonvisky (@MattSchonvisky) November 24, 2014
#UConn hasn't been terribly good tonight, but give #WVU credit. Mountaineers are pretty good, and may garner a vote from me tomorrow.
— David Borges (@DaveBorges) November 24, 2014
69 possessions so far. Huskies doing a terrific job on the offensive glass (43.2%), but too many turnovers (27.3%). 3-for-16 on threes.
— Sameer Ohri (@sohri) November 24, 2014
West Virginia 78, UConn 68 the final. Defending champs go down for the first time this season.
— Neill Ostrout (@NeillOstrout) November 24, 2014
Depending on FTs, Huskies are going to hold WVU to <1 PPP and ~41 eFG% in the second half. They lost because of offensive struggles imo.
— Sameer Ohri (@sohri) November 24, 2014
Sometimes just not your night. Tough to win going 3-18 from three, 9-18 from the line and committing 19 turnovers
— Bleed Blue Blog (@BleedBlueBlog) November 24, 2014
Huskies held a 43-33 rebounding advantage, 18-12 on offensive side. Killed by going 9 of 18 from FT line and 3 of 18 from 3.
— Ed Daigneault (@EdDaigneault) November 24, 2014
GO HUSKIES!!!