It’s game day for the No. 1/1 UConn Huskies men’s basketball team as the No. 4/4 Pittsburgh Panthers come to the XL Center for a Big Monday showdown on ESPN at 7 PM. Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Jay Bilas (analyst), Bill Raftery (analyst) will have the call.
UConn men’s basketball links
Pitt will provide UConn biggest test so far [New Haven Register]
Panthers chase first victory against a No. 1 [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
High stakes for Huskies with Panthers in town [Connecticut Post]
Clash with Pitt could decide Big East [Norwich Bulletin]
Blair to test improved Thabeet [Hartford Courant]
Here’s a preview of tonight’s game [Hartford Courant]
UConn face powerful Pitt team [Waterbury Republican-American]
Big East grinding up talented teams [Waterbury Republican-American]
Big East heavyweights battle in Hartford tonight [New London Day]
Here’s another preview of tonight’s game [New London Day]
Jay Bilas previews tonight’s battle between UConn and Pitt [ESPN.com]
UConn women’s basketball links
Jim Fuller of the New Haven Register and Rich Elliott of the Connecticut Post have some notes on the UConn women’s team.
Huskies start fast crush Panthers [New Haven Register]
Is UConn’s dominance good for the women’s game [New Haven Register]
A surprise award for Montgomery [New Haven Register]
Take a letter: UConn is in a different league [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
No. 19 Panthers offer little resistance in loss [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
UConn women’s report card [Connecticut Post]
UConn women roll over Pitt [Connecticut Post]
Montgomery wowed by Ring of Honor induction [Connecticut Post]
Montgomery earns place in history [Norwich Bulletin]
Huskies humiliate Panthers by 53 [Norwich Bulletin]
Pitt the lastest swallowed by the Huskies [Hartford Courant]
Montgomery taken by surprise [Hartford Courant]
UConn women’s extras [Hartford Courant]
UConn women win by 53; Montgomery honored [Waterbury Republican-American]
Shea Ralph coaches against ex-team [Waterbury Republican-American]
Montgomery joins Huskies of Honor, leads rout of Pitt [New London Day]