After an eleven day layoff for final exams, the UCONN men ran over the St. Mary’s (CA) Gaels by the score of 89-73 on Sunday afternoon. UCONN was led by Jerome Dyson’s 19 points and Jeff Adrien’s 15 pts.
The Huskies showed some signs of rust early as their play was a little bit sloppy. After St Marys got to within two points, Gavin Edwards led the Huskies on an 11-2 run and they never looked back from there.
Notes and Observations:
- The starters were Price, Dyson, Johnson, Thabeet, and Adrien
- First person off the bench during the game was Jonathan Mandeldove, who at one time was thought to be redshirted. Although he only scored 2 pts in 13 minutes, his contribution was on the defensive end blocking 4 shots.
- Speaking of blocked shots, Hasheem Thabeet blocked another 3 tonight. UCONN came into the game averaging 10.5 blocks a game to lead the nation. In the game, they had 13 blocks.
- AJ Price was held scoreless in the first half. He did finish the game with 9 points, tied his career high with 8 assists, and added 3 rebounds and only 1 turnover.
- Doug Wiggins’ didn’t score in double figures this game. He did add 8 pts to the cause.
- UCONN for the game shot 51.6% from the floor.
- UCONN’s free throw shooting percentage was a little better than normal. They were 23-35 from the line for 65.7%. This won’t get it done in the Big East especially at the end of the games. I will say this though. It is improving especially with Hasheem Thabeet who was 3 of 5 from the line.
Next up for the Huskies is the Waves of Pepperdine on Wednesday night at the Hartford Civic Center at 7:00 PM. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU.
Technorati: UCONN Huskies, St. Mary’s (CA), Pepperdine, Big East
Well if you remember last week, J.D. Drew was supposed to be announced together with Julio Lugo as the newest members of the Boston Red Sox but wasn’t because of a formality in the contract language. This doesn’t seem to be the case though. It appears that there are problems with J.D. Drew’s shoulder and he may have failed his physical.
Well it’s a slow television night tonight and I was flipping thru the channels when I came across a fight between the NY Knicks and the Denver Nuggets. At the time, the Nuggets were leading by 18 points with about a minute and half to go when Mardy Collins of the Knicks picked up a flagrant foul against the Nuggets J.R. Smith. Smith did not take kind to the foul and went after Collins. Then little Nate Robinson went after Smith as well and their little battle spilled over into the front row behind the basket. In the midst of this happening, Carmelo Anthony came in and pushed Nate Richardson. Nate Robinson was then ready to go with anyone at that point. Then you can see Carmelo Anthony hitting Mardy Collins of the Knicks. On the replay on television, you could actually hear the punch hit Jefferies face. Then Jared Jefferies chased Carmelo Anthony down the court.
I know what your expecting. You are expecting for me to tell you more about the Matsuzaka happenings. Well that’s not the case. On Friday, the Boston Red Sox announced they had traded minor league pitcher Phil Seibel to the Los Angeles Angels for relief pitcher Brendan Donnelly.
The Boston Red Sox have scheduled a press conference for Thursday Dec 14th at 5 PM to announce the signing of Daisuke Matsuzaka. Matsuzaka, only 26 years old, will receive his #18 jersey (last worn by Johnny Damon), and I am sure he will answer questions from the Boston and National media.
