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It’s game day for the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team as they’ll take on the Syracuse Orange in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. and it will televised nationally on ESPN. The game will also be available online at ESPN3.com. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the WTIC/UConn Radio Network.
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UConn Men’s Basketball links
Kemba Walker Gets My Vote for National POY [David Borges – New Haven Register]
Oriakhi Talks About His Big Second Half [David Borges – New Haven Register]
UConn 76, Pittsburgh 74: the wrap [Ed Daigneault – The Republican-American]
Walker on winner, and other post-game news [Gavin Keefe – The Day]
Day III wrap-up, Calhoun post-game video [Gavin Keefe – The Day]
Notes, quotes from UConn win over Pittsburgh [Lee Lewis – The Republican-American]
Fascinating matchup: Syracuse v. UConn at MSG (6 OTs anyone?) [Lee Lewis – The Republican-American]
Jim Calhoun’s Non-Mick Cronin Comments [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]
Ashton Gibbs Scores Career-High 27 Vs. UConn [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]
Jamie Dixon On UConn-Pitt [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]
UConn Defeats Another Top-10 Team [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]
Alex Oriakhi Emerges In Second Half Of UConn-Pitt [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]
Niels Giffey Key To Rotation, Victory, Against Pittsburgh [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]
Roscoe Smith (Eight Stitches) Expects To Play Vs. Syracuse [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]
Jamal Coombs-McDaniel Creates For Kemba, UConn [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]
This And That From UConn-Pittsburgh [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]
What They’re Saying About Kemba Walker’s Buzzer-Beater [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]
Kemba knocks out Panthers at the buzzer [Neill Ostrout – CT Post]
Smith’s shiner [Neill Ostrout – CT Post]
Coach Cal gives an X’s-and-O’s description of how and why Kemba made Gary McGhee look silly, and… [The UConn Blog]
Clutch [UConn Huskies Basketball]
Walker Named Top-Five Finalist For Bob Cousy Award [UConnHuskies.com]
Walker Named USBWA District I Player of the Year [UConnHuskies.com]
BIG EAST Conference Announces Unveiling of BIG EAST Anthem Last One Standing Written and Performed by Nick Lachey [BigEast.org]
Kemba Walker’s buzzer-beater lifts UConn to thrilling win over Pittsburgh [CT Post]
We’ll remember Kemba’s shot, but his UConn teammates delivered in a big way [CT Post]
UConn men’s notebook: Roscoe Smith expects to play Friday [CT Post]
UConn’s greatest shots [CT Post]
Kemba Walker Wins It For UConn At The Buzzer [Hartford Courant]
Coombs-McDaniel Sets Stage For Walker’s Game-Winner [Hartford Courant]
UConn’s Roscoe Smith Needs 8 Stitches, But Should Be Back Against Syracuse [Hartford Courant]
Pitt’s Gibbs Had Hot Hand [Hartford Courant]
UConn Extras: Walker Six Shy Of Tournament Scoring Record [Hartford Courant]
Kemba Walker jumper beats Pittsburgh at buzzer [New Haven Register]
Oriakhi responds to early foul trouble [New Haven Register]
Calhoun’s signature all over this UConn victory [New Haven Register]
Kemba to the rescue, again [The Day]
Surprising Huskies thrilled to be in conference’s final four [The Day]
Coombs-McDaniel made it all possible [The Day]
UConn’s Walker lives up to hype [Boston Herald]
Kemba shines with the game on the line [Dana O’Neil – ESPN.com]
UConn Women’s Basketball links
Mosqueda-Lewis, Stokes are Gatorade state players of the year [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]
Heather Buck’s Condition Is Improving [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]
Mosqueda-Lewis Named Naismith Player of the Year [UConnHuskies.com]
5 questions with Kelly Faris [The Day]
Catching up with Mel Thomas [Cincinnati Enquirer]
UConn Football links
DC answers a question in his mailbag [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]
Schedule, Access, Player, Coach Availability For Spring Practice [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]
Big 12 Gave Oklahoma $1.8 Million To Cover Fiesta Expenses [Hartford Courant]
Ranking the nonconference schedules [Brian Bennett – ESPN.com]
Other UConn related links
Baseball. Van Woert Gets First Win, Huskies Over USD 6-4 [UConnHuskies.com]
