The Connecticut Huskies have had a poor season for being defending National Champions and it seems like all of their chemistry is going out the window with the loss of Kemba Walker and with Shabazz Napier calling out the team.
However, Napier put the team on his back Monday and handed Villanova another tough loss with this game-winning shot:
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Video: UConn's Napier hits 30 ft. OT three to win
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February 20, 2012
Shabazz Napier wasn’t supposed to play tonight for UConn due to a foot injury. Luckily for the Huskies he was able to not only play, but hit a ridiculous 30-foot three pointer as time expired in overtime to give his squad a 73-70 win over Villanova. This all comes after Napier grilled his teammates following their loss to Marquette on Sunday.
Looks like the sophomore...
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February 20, 2012
Shabazz Napier finishes crazy 10 seconds of UConn/Villanova game
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February 21, 2012
If there was ever a 10-second span that encapsulated a game...this might be it.UConn and Villanova went to overtime Monday night in Philadelphia and with 10-seconds left, it was 70-68 Huskies.In the ensuing 10-seconds, Villanova gets a driving layup to tie it with 5-seconds left.And from there, UConn's Shabazz Napier took over. From 30-plus feet, with about 1-second left.Nothing...
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February 21, 2012
Video: UConn Wins on Napier’s 30-Foot Jumper
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There haven’t been many special moments for UConn in the season after its national title, but Monday night’s win over Villanova provided one for the ages. Sophomore guard Shabazz Napier sank a 30-foot jumper with under one second remaining in overtime to give the Huskies a 73-70 win.
Villanova was trailing by two points in overtime before...
Napier hits 29-footer to win it for UConn
Shabazz Napier swished a 29-footer with 0.6 seconds left in overtime, and Jeremy Lamb scored a career-high 32 points to help Connecticut stun Villanova 73-70 Monday night.
Ty Johnson appeared to send the game to double OT on his tying layup for Villanova off a missed UConn free throw. But Napier, who questioned the heart of his teammates after a loss Saturday at Marquette, hit the...
UConn tops 'Nova on late 29-footer in OT (AP)
Shabazz Napier swished a 29-footer with 0.6 seconds left in overtime, and Jeremy Lamb scored a career-high 32 points to help Connecticut stun Villanova 73-70 Monday night. Ty Johnson appeared to send the game to double OT on his tying layup for Villanova off a missed UConn free throw. But Napier, who questioned the heart of his teammates after a loss Saturday at Marquette, hit the...
Connecticut’s Jeremy Lamb Edges Villanova In Overtime
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February 20, 2012
PHILADELPHIA, Pa — The Connecticut Huskies have been struggling, losing 9 out of their last 13 games, and playing their sixth straight game without their head coach Jim Calhoun. Monday night, Connecticut played Villanova on the road and got the biggest production of the year from Jeremy Lamb with 32 points in their 73-70 overtime victory. This is a huge win for the Huskies...
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February 20, 2012
UConn wins on a 35 foot shot at the Buzzer : Hampton’s Pellum Ridiculous dunk
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February 21, 2012
To say the UConn men’s basketball needed a win on Monday night at Villanova is a understatement. The Huskies were playing for their tournament lives. They fell behind by 18 early then stormed by to tie the game at halftime. In the second half saw both teams were going back and forth. With the Huskies leading by two late Villanova tied the game then it was time for Shabazz Napier...
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February 21, 2012
Napier's Three Gives UConn 73-70 Win Over Villanova
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February 20, 2012
Shabazz Napier called out his teammates after Saturday's loss, saying they had no "heart". Considering how bad the UConn Huskies men's basketball team was losing early on in this one, it seemed as though no one listened.
But things started to change and the Huskies gradually worked themselves back into the game, eventually regaining the lead in the second half...
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February 20, 2012
No Change from Committee Meeting
Jeremy Lamb scored 32 points and Shabazz Napier hit the biggest shot of the season as Connecticut kept its 2012 NCAA Tournament hopes alive with a gutsy 73-70 overtime victory Monday night at Villanova.
UConn stuns Villanova 73-70 in overtime
Shabazz Napier swished a 29-footer with 0.6 seconds left in overtime, and Jeremy Lamb scored a career-high 32 points to help Connecticut stun Villanova 73-70 Monday night.
22 UConn Football Players Earn Big East All-Academic Honors
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February 20, 2012
Here's the release from UConn about 22 UConn Huskies football players earning Big East All-Academic Honors:
PROVIDENCE - A total of 22 University of Connecticut football student-athletes have been named to the 2011 BIG EAST All-Academic Football Team. To be nominated, a player must have a cumulative grade-point index of at least 3.0 and completed a minimum of two semesters...
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February 20, 2012
Paw Prints - The Daily UConn Roundup - 2/21
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February 21, 2012
Paw Prints is our daily look at the happenings for the UConn Huskies football, men's basketball and women's basketball teams as well as some of the other sports. We will do our best to bring you the links from all of the media that covers the Huskies on a daily basis. As always, links can be found by clicking on the read more button below if you're on the home page.
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February 21, 2012
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