A spot in the West Regional final is on the line in Anaheim when the Big East and Mountain West collide.
UConn has a record of 46-27 in 30 NCAA Tournament appearances. The Huskies have won two NCAA National Championships, in 2004 and 1999, and the Huskies also advanced to their third NCAA Final Four in 2009. UConn has reached the NCAA Elite Eight nine times and the Sweet Sixteen 16 times in school history. UConn is 42-13 in the NCAA Tournament in 17 appearances under Jim Calhoun and were 4-14 in 13 appearances in the tourney prior to Calhoun’s arrival in Storrs.
After going 15,713 days without an NCAA Tournament victory, San Diego State picked up its second win in the 2011
tournament in approximately 50 hours with a 71‐64 double overtime victory over seventh‐seeded Temple. The Aztecs
enjoyed a 42‐35 rebound advantage and SDSU once again had a stellar defensive performance. For the 23rd time this season, San Diego State held an opponent to 40‐percent‐or‐less shooting from the field, limiting the Owls to 37.9 percent.
San Diego State’s Billy White no longer fades into the background
With pressure gone, San Diego State Aztecs set to do their thing
Steve Fisher on game vs. UConn: ‘We think…that we’re the better team’
After 850 wins, Jim Calhoun is still worried about the next loss
2010-11 UConn Roster
…………………………………….GP..GS……….MP……..Avg.
15 WALKER, Kemba………… 37-37……. 1386…… 37.5
03 LAMB, Jeremy…………… 37-36…….. 1001….. 27.1
34 ORIAKHI, Alex…………… 37-35…….. 1085….. 29.3
13 NAPIER, Shabazz………… 37-0………… 871….. 23.5
22 SMITH, Roscoe………….. 37-29……….. 928….. 25.1
04 COOMBS-MCDANIEL, J. .37-2 ………….633….. 17.1
35 OKWANDU, Charles……. 37-19……….. 569…… 15.4
05 GIFFEY, Niels…………… 37-10………… 370…. 10.0
02 BEVERLY, Donnell………. 35-0………… 317……. 9.1
10 OLANDER, Tyler………… 35-17………… 354….. 10.1
01 WOLF, Enosch…………….. 7-0…………… 26……. 3.7
23 STEWART, Benjamin…….. 4-0……………. 4…….. 1.0
21 BAILEY, Kyle……………… 6-0 ……………..6 ……..1.0
2010-11 San Diego State roster
…………………………………………………………………PPG….RPG
0 Alec Williams……………….. (22/0) F 6‐6 245 So. 2.1…… 1.4
3 LaBradford Franklin……….. (17/1) G 6‐2 170 Fr. 2.1….. 0.9
4 u Malcolm Thomas……….(102/97) F 6‐9 220 Sr. 11.4…. 8.1
5 Brian Carlwell………………… (99/4) C 6‐11 300 Sr. 3.8…. 2.7
10 Tim Shelton …………………(77/18) F 6‐7 245 Jr. 1.7….. 1.6
11 James Rahon……………….. (68/23) G 6‐5 205 So. 7.1….. 1.6
15 u Kawhi Leonard …………..(69/68) F 6‐7 225 So. 15.6… 10.6
21 Jamaal Franklin ……………..(21/0) G 6‐5 185 Fr…. 3.0…. 1.9
22 u Chase Tapley……………. (66/47) G 6‐2 200 So… 8.7…. 2.4
23 u D.J. Gay………………… (139/119) G 6‐0 170 Sr. 11.0….. 2.1
32 u Billy White…………….. (133/123) F 6‐8 235 Sr. 10.1 …..4.4
42 Mehdi Cheriet………………. (57/2) F 6‐9 225 Sr. ..1.8…… 1.0
TEAM STATISTICS……………………………UCONN……………. OPP
SCORING…………………………………………….. 2719……………….. 2433
Points per game……. …………………………….73.5………………….. 65.8
Scoring margin……………………………………. +7.7 –
FIELD GOALS-ATT……………………………… 961-2212………… 889-2227
Field goal pct…….. …………………………………434………………… .399
3 POINT FG-ATT………. ………………………..219-655…………… 232-695
3-point FG pct……………………………………… .334………………… .334
3-pt FG made per game. …………………………..5.9 ………………….6.3
FREE THROWS-ATT……………………………. 578-761…………… 423-610
Free throw pct……………………………………. .760…………………. .693
F-Throws made per game ………………………15.6………………….. 11.4
REBOUNDS……………. ……………………………1469………………… 1290
Rebounds per game….. …………………………..39.7……………….. 34.9
Rebounding margin………………………………. +4.8 –
ASSISTS…………….. ……………………………….489………………….. 456
Assists per game…… …………………………….13.2………………….. 12.3
TURNOVERS………………………………………. 426…………………… 438
Turnovers per game……………………………. 11.5…………………… 11.8
Turnover margin……………………………….. +0.3 –
Assist/turnover ratio……………………………. 1.1……………………. 1.0
STEALS……………………………………………… 240……………………. 224
Steals per game……. ……………………………..6.5……………………… 6.1
BLOCKS…………………………………………….. 206…………………….. 136
Blocks per game…………………………………. 5.6………………………. 3.7
ATTENDANCE………….. ……………………..196671……………….. 273188
Home games-Avg/Game………………….. 17-11569……………. 10-13272
Neutral site-Avg/Game. – 10-14046
SCORE BY PERIODS:…………….. 1st………. 2nd….. OT……… OT2….. Total
UConn………………………………. 1252…… 1415…… 43……… 9…….. – 2719
Opponents…………………………. 1113 ……1271 …….39……. 10……. – 2433
TEAM STATISTICS……………………………… SDSU …………………..OPP
SCORING……………………………………. ……………2593………………….. 2118
Points per game……………………………………….. 72.0…………………… 58.8
Scoring margin ……………………………………….+13.2 –
FIELD GOALS-ATT………………………………. 964-2077…………….. 775-1970
Field goal pct……………………………………….. . 4 6 4……………………. . 3 9 3
3 POINT FG-ATT………………………………… 216-617 …………………..186-592
3-point FG pct……………………………………… . 3 5 0……………………. . 3 1 4
3-pt FG made per game……………………………. 6.0………………………… 5.2
FREE THROWS-ATT …………………………….449-640………………….. 382-531
Free throw pct …………………………………….. 7 0 2……………………… . 7 1 9
F-Throws made per game …………………………12.5………………………. 10.6
REBOUNDS ……………………………………………1359……………………….. 1111
Rebounds per game ………………………………..37.8……………………….. 30.9
Rebounding margin ………………………………..+6.9 –
ASSISTS ……………………………………………….485…………………………… 389
Assists per game …………………………………….13.5………………………… 10.8
TURNOVERS …………………………………………393…………………………… 452
Turnovers per game ……………………………….10.9…………………………. 12.6
Turnover margin …………………………………..+1.6 –
Assist/turnover ratio ………………………………1.2…………………………… 0.9
STEALS ………………………………………………….223………………………….. 181
Steals per game ……………………………………….6.2…………………………… 5.0
BLOCKS ………………………………………………….169…………………………… 97
Blocks per game……………………………………….. 4.7………………………… 2.7
ATTENDANCE………………………………………. 175027 ……………………184117
Home games-Avg/Game ………………………..15-11668 ………………….13-9676
Neutral site-Avg/Game – 8-7291
Score by Periods…………………………. 1st…………… 2nd ………..OT…… OT2……. Totals
SAN DIEGO STATE ……………………..1259……….. 1317 …………..7…….. 10 ……..2593
Opponents………………………………. 1024………… 1084…………. 7……… 3………. 2118
Notes courtesy of goaztecs.cstv.com and uconnhuskies.com
I say…Go San Diego…nice to see a different face on the block
About to find out how deep SDSU’s bench is. 2 players with 2 fouls with 12 minutes to go. Coach Fisher is going to need his bench to keep the Aztecs in this first half.
This is the hardest I have seen Walker work without the ball all season.
This is a much more energetic Aztecs team this half. Was it first half nerves or something Coach Fisher said??
Things are looking up for SDS:)
Both games are coming down to the wire.. I need another TV!!
D.J. Gay is coming up big for the Aztecs!!
Now is Jeremy Lamb for the Huskies!!
Of all players, I would not expect DJ Gay to commit that turnover.
He telegraphed the whole way.. Great play by Lamb though.
The Huskies move on..
Kenny Smith just made a great observation: SDSU’s 3 losses were all the same. They lost to BYU twice when Jimmer scored over 40. Tonight Kemba killed them from the perimeter.
And you would think that a team that athletic , wouldn’t have such a hard time beating a team that gets most of its scoring from one player.
Is that a lack of coaching or a just a major weakness with the Aztecs?
Maybe collectively very athletic, but lacking that singular athlete.