No. 8 Marquette Falls to No. 2 UConn, 93-82
The Golden Eagles now stand at 23-5; 12-3 in the BIG EAST MILWAUKEE (AP) - Jim Calhoun's 800th career victory came thanks in large part to senior guard A.J. Price, who scored a career-high 36 points as No. 2 Connecticut beat No. 8 Marquette 93-82 on Wednesday night.
Calhoun became only the seventh coach in Division I history to win 800 or more games. Stanley Robinson added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies (26-2, 14-2 Big East), who had a pronounced size advantage going into the game but ended up getting the best of Marquette on the perimeter, too.
Jerel McNeal scored 26 points for the Golden Eagles (23-5, 12-3), who played most of the game without guard Dominic James who broke a bone in his left foot in the first half.
James played only four minutes, and the school announced after halftime that he broke the fifth metatarsal in his left foot. No timeline was given for his return. James, one of the Golden Eagles' trio of standout senior guards, has 1,749 points and is considered one of the Big East's top defensive players.
Maurice Acker picked up the majority of James' minutes running the offense, and the Golden Eagles kept rallying after Connecticut squandered several chances to run away.
After yet another Marquette rally, Price finally clinched the game by hitting a 3-pointer to put the Huskies ahead by eight points with 1:10 left in the game.
Trailing by 11 early in the second half after Price hit two 3-pointers and a jumper on three straight possessions, Marquette went on a 12-0 run that included two 3-pointers by Acker to take a 1-point lead with 12:07 remaining.
But Connecticut regained control with an 11-0 run that included three three-point plays – one by Kemba Walker and two by Robinson on consecutive possessions that put the Huskies up 82-74 with 4:28 remaining.
Marquette rallied again to cut the lead to three on a pull-up jumper by McNeal with 2:28 left. And the Golden Eagles appeared to come up with a defensive stop when Price missed a driving layup, but McNeal was called for a loose ball foul and Jeff Adrien hit two free throws to extend the lead to five.
Price hit the clinching 3-pointer from the left wing with 1:10 remaining, then added two free throws to put Connecticut ahead 91-81 with 45.5 seconds left.
Perhaps surprisingly, the Huskies didn't do much to involve 7-foot-3 Hasheem Thabeet on offense very much in the first half, despite having a significant size advantage over Marquette's tallest starter, 6-8 Dwight Burke. But Thabeet scored nine of his 14 points in the second half and finished with 15 rebounds.
Thabeet remained a force on defense throughout the game, blocking five shots and altering just about anything Marquette did in the paint.
Marquette's student section didn't let Calhoun forget about his recent dustup with a freelance journalist, frequently chanting “not one dime” – part of Calhoun's terse response to a question about giving back part of his salary – and holding up signs with Calhoun's head on a coin.
Connecticut vs Marquette (2/25/09 at Bradley Center - Milwaukee, Wis.)
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Connecticut vs Marquette
2/25/09 6 p.m. at Bradley Center - Milwaukee, Wis.
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VISITORS: Connecticut 26-2, 14-2 BE
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
04 ADRIEN, Jeff........ f 0-4 0-0 2-2 3 1 4 2 2 0 2 1 0 29
21 ROBINSON, Stanley... f 7-14 1-1 4-4 4 6 10 4 19 2 3 0 0 29
34 THABEET, Hasheem.... c 4-4 0-0 6-7 4 11 15 2 14 1 1 5 0 36
12 PRICE, A.J.......... g 12-20 8-13 4-4 1 5 6 0 36 6 3 0 0 37
24 AUSTRIE, Craig...... g 1-6 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 18
15 WALKER, Kemba....... 4-10 0-1 1-3 1 1 2 3 9 3 1 0 2 28
30 HARALSON, Scottie... 2-5 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 8
33 EDWARDS, Gavin...... 2-3 0-0 1-2 1 4 5 1 5 0 2 0 0 15
TEAM................ 2 2 1
Totals.............. 32-66 11-22 18-22 16 30 46 15 93 14 15 6 3 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-29 55.2% 2nd Half: 16-37 43.2% Game: 48.5% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-11 54.5% 2nd Half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 50.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd Half: 13-16 81.3% Game: 81.8% 2,1
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HOME TEAM: Marquette 23-5, 12-3 BE
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
12 Burke, Dwight....... f 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 4 0 0 1 0 1 20
32 Hayward, Lazar...... f 6-13 3-7 0-0 0 6 6 4 15 0 3 0 3 37
01 James, Dominic...... g 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4
22 McNeal, Jerel....... g 9-23 3-6 5-6 1 3 4 4 26 5 2 1 2 40
23 Matthews, Wesley.... g 6-17 2-5 6-8 1 4 5 2 20 4 3 0 1 40
02 Acker, Maurice...... 2-2 2-2 0-0 1 2 3 4 6 4 0 0 1 33
33 Butler, Jimmy....... 3-6 0-0 6-6 2 2 4 4 12 1 0 1 1 26
TEAM................ 1 1
Totals.............. 27-64 11-21 17-20 7 19 26 22 82 14 9 2 9 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-36 33.3% 2nd Half: 15-28 53.6% Game: 42.2% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-10 60.0% 2nd Half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 52.4% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5% 2nd Half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 85.0% 2,1
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Officials: Curtis Shaw, Bob Donato, Ray Perone
Technical fouls: Connecticut-TEAM. Marquette-None.
Attendance: 19091
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Connecticut................... 43 50 - 93
Marquette..................... 37 45 - 82
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Largest crowd ever to see a college basketball game in the state of Wisconsin
Points in the paint-UCONN 36,MU 20. Points off turnovers-UCONN 9,MU 25.
2nd chance points-UCONN 26,MU 4. Fast break points-UCONN 14,MU 15.
Bench points-UCONN 20,MU 18. Score tied-6 times. Lead changed-16 times.
Last FG-UCONN 2nd-01:12, MU 2nd-02:32.
Largest lead-UCONN by 11 2nd-14:47, MU by 6 1st-08:42.
Play-by-Play
Play-by-Play
Connecticut vs Marquette
2/25/09 6 p.m. at Bradley Center - Milwaukee, Wis.
1st PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM: Marquette TIME SCORE MAR VISITORS: Connecticut
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TURNOVR by Hayward, Lazar 19:40
19:21 0-2 V 2 GOOD! LAYUP by PRICE, A.J. [PNT]
MISSED 3 PTR by Hayward, Lazar 19:00 REBOUND (DEF) by ROBINSON, Stanley
18:43 0-4 V 4 GOOD! DUNK by ROBINSON, Stanley [PNT]
18:43 ASSIST by PRICE, A.J.
MISSED JUMPER by Matthews, Wesley 18:18 REBOUND (DEF) by THABEET, Hasheem
STEAL by McNeal, Jerel 18:00 TURNOVR by AUSTRIE, Craig
GOOD! JUMPER by Hayward, Lazar 17:46 2-4 V 2
ASSIST by Matthews, Wesley 17:46
17:27 2-7 V 5 GOOD! 3 PTR by PRICE, A.J.
MISSED JUMPER by James, Dominic 17:13 REBOUND (DEF) by THABEET, Hasheem
REBOUND (DEF) by Burke, Dwight 17:04 MISSED 3 PTR by PRICE, A.J.
GOOD! 3 PTR by James, Dominic [FB] 16:55 5-7 V 2
FOUL by McNeal, Jerel (P1T1) 16:46 MISSED FT SHOT by THABEET, Hasheem
16:46 REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
16:46 5-8 V 3 GOOD! FT SHOT by THABEET, Hasheem
SUB IN : Butler, Jimmy 16:46
SUB OUT: Hayward, Lazar 16:46
MISSED JUMPER by Burke, Dwight 16:32 REBOUND (DEF) by THABEET, Hasheem
FOUL by Butler, Jimmy (P1T2) 16:09 5-9 V 4 GOOD! FT SHOT by ROBINSON, Stanley
16:09 5-10 V 5 GOOD! FT SHOT by ROBINSON, Stanley
SUB IN : Hayward, Lazar 16:09
SUB OUT: James, Dominic 16:09
MISSED JUMPER by Butler, Jimmy 15:49
REBOUND (OFF) by Butler, Jimmy 15:49
MISSED 3 PTR by Hayward, Lazar 15:44 REBOUND (DEF) by THABEET, Hasheem
REBOUND (DEF) by Matthews, Wesley 15:33 MISSED JUMPER by ADRIEN, Jeff
15:25 FOUL by THABEET, Hasheem (P1T1)
TIMEOUT media 15:25
MISSED FT SHOT by Matthews, Wesley 15:25
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL) 15:25
GOOD! FT SHOT by Matthews, Wesley 15:25 6-10 V 4
15:25 SUB IN : EDWARDS, Gavin
15:25 SUB OUT: THABEET, Hasheem
15:03 6-12 V 6 GOOD! DUNK by ROBINSON, Stanley [PNT]
15:03 ASSIST by AUSTRIE, Craig
GOOD! JUMPER by McNeal, Jerel 14:43 8-12 V 4
FOUL by Hayward, Lazar (P1T3) 14:36
SUB IN : Acker, Maurice 14:36 SUB IN : WALKER, Kemba
SUB OUT: Burke, Dwight 14:36 SUB OUT: AUSTRIE, Craig
14:05 8-14 V 6 GOOD! DUNK by EDWARDS, Gavin [PNT]
14:05 ASSIST by ROBINSON, Stanley
GOOD! FT SHOT by Matthews, Wesley 13:59 9-14 V 5 FOUL by ADRIEN, Jeff (P1T2)
GOOD! FT SHOT by Matthews, Wesley 13:59 10-14 V 4
13:59 SUB IN : AUSTRIE, Craig
13:59 SUB OUT: PRICE, A.J.
REBOUND (DEF) by Hayward, Lazar 13:30 MISSED 3 PTR by AUSTRIE, Craig
GOOD! FT SHOT by Butler, Jimmy 13:25 11-14 V 3 FOUL by ROBINSON, Stanley (P1T3)
GOOD! FT SHOT by Butler, Jimmy 13:25 12-14 V 2
13:25 SUB IN : PRICE, A.J.
13:25 SUB OUT: AUSTRIE, Craig
13:01 12-16 V 4 GOOD! JUMPER by WALKER, Kemba [PNT]
MISSED LAYUP by McNeal, Jerel 12:53 REBOUND (DEF) by EDWARDS, Gavin
12:45 TURNOVR by PRICE, A.J.
MISSED JUMPER by Matthews, Wesley 12:18 REBOUND (DEF) by PRICE, A.J.
12:09 12-19 V 7 GOOD! 3 PTR by PRICE, A.J. [FB]
TURNOVR by Hayward, Lazar 12:01
12:00 STEAL by WALKER, Kemba
REBOUND (DEF) by Butler, Jimmy 11:59 MISSED JUMPER by ROBINSON, Stanley
MISSED JUMPER by Matthews, Wesley 11:42 REBOUND (DEF) by ROBINSON, Stanley
11:40 TURNOVR by ROBINSON, Stanley
STEAL by Butler, Jimmy 11:39
11:30 FOUL by WALKER, Kemba (P1T4)
TIMEOUT MEDIA 11:30
GOOD! FT SHOT by Butler, Jimmy 11:30 13-19 V 6
GOOD! FT SHOT by Butler, Jimmy 11:30 14-19 V 5
11:30 SUB IN : AUSTRIE, Craig
11:30 SUB IN : THABEET, Hasheem
11:30 SUB OUT: ROBINSON, Stanley
11:30 SUB OUT: ADRIEN, Jeff
11:11 TURNOVR by WALKER, Kemba
STEAL by Matthews, Wesley 11:09
MISSED JUMPER by Butler, Jimmy 10:53 REBOUND (DEF) by EDWARDS, Gavin
10:52 TURNOVR by EDWARDS, Gavin
SUB IN : Burke, Dwight 10:52
SUB OUT: Acker, Maurice 10:52
GOOD! 3 PTR by Matthews, Wesley 10:33 17-19 V 2
ASSIST by McNeal, Jerel 10:33
REBOUND (DEF) by Hayward, Lazar 10:13 MISSED 3 PTR by AUSTRIE, Craig
GOOD! 3 PTR by McNeal, Jerel 10:01 20-19 H 1
ASSIST by Matthews, Wesley 10:01
FOUL by Burke, Dwight (P1T4) 09:56
09:56 SUB IN : ROBINSON, Stanley
09:56 SUB OUT: PRICE, A.J.
09:33 20-22 V 2 GOOD! 3 PTR by PRICE, A.J.
GOOD! 3 PTR by Matthews, Wesley 09:23 23-22 H 1
ASSIST by Acker, Maurice 09:23
09:15 TURNOVR by PRICE, A.J.
STEAL by Hayward, Lazar 09:14
09:14 FOUL by AUSTRIE, Craig (P1T5)
SUB IN : Acker, Maurice 09:14
SUB OUT: Butler, Jimmy 09:14
GOOD! 3 PTR by Hayward, Lazar 09:00 26-22 H 4
ASSIST by Matthews, Wesley 09:00
08:58 SUB IN : ADRIEN, Jeff
08:58 SUB IN : PRICE, A.J.
08:58 SUB OUT: WALKER, Kemba
08:58 SUB OUT: EDWARDS, Gavin
FOUL by McNeal, Jerel (P2T5) 08:49
REBOUND (DEF) by Hayward, Lazar 08:46 MISSED JUMPER by ROBINSON, Stanley
GOOD! DUNK by Matthews, Wesley [FB/PNT] 08:42 28-22 H 6
ASSIST by Acker, Maurice 08:42
08:41 TIMEOUT 30sec
08:41 SUB IN : WALKER, Kemba
08:41 SUB OUT: AUSTRIE, Craig
08:24 28-25 H 3 GOOD! 3 PTR by ROBINSON, Stanley
08:22 ASSIST by PRICE, A.J.
MISSED JUMPER by Hayward, Lazar 08:15 BLOCK by THABEET, Hasheem
08:13 REBOUND (DEF) by THABEET, Hasheem
08:09 28-28 T 1 GOOD! 3 PTR by PRICE, A.J. [FB]
07:45 BLOCK by THABEET, Hasheem
MISSED JUMPER by McNeal, Jerel 07:45 REBOUND (DEF) by THABEET, Hasheem
07:37 28-30 V 2 GOOD! LAYUP by WALKER, Kemba [FB/PNT]
07:37 ASSIST by PRICE, A.J.
07:24 BLOCK by THABEET, Hasheem
MISSED JUMPER by Matthews, Wesley 07:23
07:20 REBOUND (DEF) by PRICE, A.J.
07:16 28-32 V 4 GOOD! JUMPER by PRICE, A.J. [FB]
FOUL by Matthews, Wesley (P1T6) 07:03
TURNOVR by Matthews, Wesley 07:03
07:03 TIMEOUT media
REBOUND (DEF) by McNeal, Jerel 06:38 MISSED JUMPER by ADRIEN, Jeff
MISSED JUMPER by McNeal, Jerel 06:29
REBOUND (OFF) by McNeal, Jerel 06:29
MISSED TIP-IN by McNeal, Jerel 06:26 REBOUND (DEF) by ROBINSON, Stanley
06:21 MISSED JUMPER by WALKER, Kemba
06:21 REBOUND (OFF) by THABEET, Hasheem
06:16 28-34 V 6 GOOD! DUNK by THABEET, Hasheem [FB/PNT]
MISSED JUMPER by Hayward, Lazar 06:05 REBOUND (DEF) by WALKER, Kemba
05:53 FOUL by ROBINSON, Stanley (P2T6)
05:53 TURNOVR by ROBINSON, Stanley
MISSED JUMPER by Matthews, Wesley 05:35 REBOUND (DEF) by PRICE, A.J.
REBOUND (DEF) by McNeal, Jerel 05:26 MISSED JUMPER by ROBINSON, Stanley
MISSED JUMPER by McNeal, Jerel 05:19 BLOCK by ADRIEN, Jeff
REBOUND (OFF) by Burke, Dwight 05:17
MISSED 3 PTR by McNeal, Jerel 05:13 REBOUND (DEF) by ROBINSON, Stanley
FOUL by Burke, Dwight (P2T7) 04:39 28-35 V 7 GOOD! FT SHOT by THABEET, Hasheem
04:39 28-36 V 8 GOOD! FT SHOT by THABEET, Hasheem
SUB IN : Butler, Jimmy 04:39 SUB IN : HARALSON, Scottie
SUB OUT: Burke, Dwight 04:39 SUB OUT: ROBINSON, Stanley
TURNOVR by Matthews, Wesley 04:13
03:58 MISSED 3 PTR by HARALSON, Scottie
03:58 REBOUND (OFF) by PRICE, A.J.
03:53 28-38 V 10 GOOD! LAYUP by WALKER, Kemba [PNT]
03:53 ASSIST by PRICE, A.J.
TIMEOUT 30sec 03:52
TURNOVR by McNeal, Jerel 03:38
03:37 STEAL by WALKER, Kemba
03:16 TURNOVR by ADRIEN, Jeff
STEAL by Hayward, Lazar 03:15
TIMEOUT MEDIA 03:11
03:11 SUB IN : EDWARDS, Gavin
03:11 SUB OUT: ADRIEN, Jeff
GOOD! 3 PTR by Hayward, Lazar 03:08 31-38 V 7
ASSIST by Acker, Maurice 03:08
02:49 TURNOVR by HARALSON, Scottie
STEAL by Hayward, Lazar 02:48
MISSED 3 PTR by McNeal, Jerel 02:42
REBOUND (OFF) by Matthews, Wesley 02:42
GOOD! JUMPER by Hayward, Lazar [PNT] 02:27 33-38 V 5
ASSIST by McNeal, Jerel 02:27
02:11 33-40 V 7 GOOD! DUNK by EDWARDS, Gavin [PNT]
02:11 ASSIST by PRICE, A.J.
GOOD! JUMPER by Butler, Jimmy [PNT] 02:00 35-40 V 5
01:41 MISSED JUMPER by WALKER, Kemba
01:41 REBOUND (OFF) by EDWARDS, Gavin
REBOUND (DEF) by Matthews, Wesley 01:38 MISSED TIP-IN by EDWARDS, Gavin
MISSED LAYUP by Hayward, Lazar 01:32 REBOUND (DEF) by THABEET, Hasheem
REBOUND (DEF) by Hayward, Lazar 01:25 MISSED 3 PTR by HARALSON, Scottie
MISSED JUMPER by Matthews, Wesley 01:14
REBOUND (OFF) by Butler, Jimmy 01:14
GOOD! TIP-IN by Butler, Jimmy [FB/PNT] 01:11 37-40 V 3
00:49 37-43 V 6 GOOD! 3 PTR by HARALSON, Scottie
00:49 ASSIST by PRICE, A.J.
MISSED JUMPER by McNeal, Jerel 00:15 BLOCK by THABEET, Hasheem
REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM) 00:13
SUB IN : Burke, Dwight 00:10 SUB IN : ADRIEN, Jeff
SUB OUT: Butler, Jimmy 00:10 SUB IN : AUSTRIE, Craig
00:10 SUB OUT: HARALSON, Scottie
00:10 SUB OUT: EDWARDS, Gavin
MISSED JUMPER by McNeal, Jerel 00:09 REBOUND (DEF) by AUSTRIE, Craig
Connecticut 43, Marquette 37
1st period-only InPaint Pts-T/O 2nd-Chc FastBrk BnchPts Ties Leads
Connecticut 18 4 4 12 13 1 2
Marquette 8 15 4 7 8 0 2
2nd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM: Marquette TIME SCORE MAR VISITORS: Connecticut
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SUB IN : Acker, Maurice 20:00 SUB IN : WALKER, Kemba
SUB OUT: James, Dominic 20:00 SUB OUT: AUSTRIE, Craig
19:49 TURNOVR by THABEET, Hasheem
STEAL by Burke, Dwight 19:48
GOOD! FT SHOT by McNeal, Jerel 19:41 38-43 V 5 FOUL by WALKER, Kemba (P2T1)
GOOD! FT SHOT by McNeal, Jerel 19:41 39-43 V 4
19:41 SUB IN : AUSTRIE, Craig
19:41 SUB OUT: WALKER, Kemba
19:19 MISSED 3 PTR by PRICE, A.J.
19:19 REBOUND (OFF) by THABEET, Hasheem
19:09 39-46 V 7 GOOD! 3 PTR by PRICE, A.J.
19:09 ASSIST by AUSTRIE, Craig
18:55 FOUL by ROBINSON, Stanley (P3T2)
TURNOVR by Matthews, Wesley 18:52
18:51 STEAL by AUSTRIE, Craig
18:49 39-48 V 9 GOOD! LAYUP by AUSTRIE, Craig [FB/PNT]
GOOD! JUMPER by McNeal, Jerel 18:34 41-48 V 7
18:13 MISSED JUMPER by ROBINSON, Stanley
18:13 REBOUND (OFF) by ADRIEN, Jeff
REBOUND (DEF) by Hayward, Lazar 18:10 MISSED TIP-IN by ADRIEN, Jeff
GOOD! DUNK by Matthews, Wesley [FB/PNT] 18:05 43-48 V 5
ASSIST by McNeal, Jerel 18:05
REBOUND (DEF) by Acker, Maurice 17:40 MISSED JUMPER by AUSTRIE, Craig
MISSED 3 PTR by Matthews, Wesley 17:30 REBOUND (DEF) by ADRIEN, Jeff
FOUL by Matthews, Wesley (P2T1) 17:18
17:18 SUB IN : WALKER, Kemba
17:18 SUB OUT: ROBINSON, Stanley
17:15 MISSED JUMPER by AUSTRIE, Craig
17:15 REBOUND (OFF) by ADRIEN, Jeff
FOUL by Hayward, Lazar (P2T2) 17:12
17:12 SUB IN : HARALSON, Scottie
17:12 SUB OUT: AUSTRIE, Craig
REBOUND (DEF) by Matthews, Wesley 17:08 MISSED 3 PTR by PRICE, A.J.
GOOD! JUMPER by McNeal, Jerel [FB/PNT] 17:00 45-48 V 3
16:54 TIMEOUT 30sec
16:28 45-51 V 6 GOOD! 3 PTR by HARALSON, Scottie
16:28 ASSIST by WALKER, Kemba
GOOD! 3 PTR by McNeal, Jerel 16:10 48-51 V 3
15:57 48-54 V 6 GOOD! 3 PTR by PRICE, A.J.
MISSED 3 PTR by Hayward, Lazar 15:37 REBOUND (DEF) by HARALSON, Scottie
15:28 48-56 V 8 GOOD! JUMPER by PRICE, A.J.
TURNOVR by Burke, Dwight 15:11
15:11 TIMEOUT MEDIA
SUB IN : Butler, Jimmy 15:11
SUB OUT: Burke, Dwight 15:11
14:47 48-59 V 11 GOOD! 3 PTR by PRICE, A.J.
14:47 ASSIST by THABEET, Hasheem
GOOD! 3 PTR by Acker, Maurice 14:33 51-59 V 8
ASSIST by McNeal, Jerel 14:33
REBOUND (DEF) by Acker, Maurice 14:25 MISSED 3 PTR by HARALSON, Scottie
MISSED 3 PTR by Matthews, Wesley 14:16 REBOUND (DEF) by THABEET, Hasheem
13:55 TURNOVR by ADRIEN, Jeff
STEAL by Acker, Maurice 13:53
GOOD! LAYUP by Hayward, Lazar [FB/PNT] 13:51 53-59 V 6
ASSIST by Acker, Maurice 13:51
REBOUND (DEF) by (DEADBALL) 13:22 MISSED 3 PTR by PRICE, A.J.
13:22 SUB IN : EDWARDS, Gavin
13:22 SUB IN : ROBINSON, Stanley
13:22 SUB OUT: HARALSON, Scottie
13:22 SUB OUT: ADRIEN, Jeff
GOOD! 3 PTR by Acker, Maurice 13:18 56-59 V 3
ASSIST by Matthews, Wesley 13:18
12:56 TURNOVR by ROBINSON, Stanley
STEAL by McNeal, Jerel 12:54
TURNOVR by McNeal, Jerel 12:39
FOUL by McNeal, Jerel (P3T3) 12:39
12:39 SUB IN : AUSTRIE, Craig
12:39 SUB OUT: PRICE, A.J.
12:20 FOUL by EDWARDS, Gavin (P1T3)
12:20 TURNOVR by EDWARDS, Gavin
GOOD! JUMPER by McNeal, Jerel 12:11 58-59 V 1
12:07 FOUL by (TEAM) (P1T4)
12:07 FOUL TECHNCL by the bench
12:07 TIMEOUT 30sec
GOOD! FT SHOT by Matthews, Wesley 12:07 59-59 T 2
GOOD! FT SHOT by Matthews, Wesley 12:07 60-59 H 1
11:46 60-61 V 1 GOOD! LAYUP by THABEET, Hasheem [PNT]
11:46 ASSIST by ROBINSON, Stanley
11:44 SUB IN : PRICE, A.J.
11:44 SUB IN : ADRIEN, Jeff
11:44 SUB OUT: EDWARDS, Gavin
11:44 SUB OUT: AUSTRIE, Craig
11:37 FOUL by WALKER, Kemba (P3T5)
TIMEOUT MEDIA 11:37
11:37 SUB IN : AUSTRIE, Craig
11:37 SUB OUT: WALKER, Kemba
GOOD! FT SHOT by McNeal, Jerel 11:30 61-61 T 3 FOUL by AUSTRIE, Craig (P2T6)
GOOD! FT SHOT by McNeal, Jerel 11:30 62-61 H 1
11:30 SUB IN : WALKER, Kemba
11:30 SUB OUT: AUSTRIE, Craig
11:15 MISSED JUMPER by PRICE, A.J.
11:15 REBOUND (OFF) by ROBINSON, Stanley
11:11 62-63 V 1 GOOD! DUNK by ROBINSON, Stanley [PNT]
GOOD! 3 PTR by McNeal, Jerel 11:00 65-63 H 2
10:51 65-65 T 4 GOOD! JUMPER by PRICE, A.J.
MISSED JUMPER by McNeal, Jerel 10:35 REBOUND (DEF) by THABEET, Hasheem
10:17 65-67 V 2 GOOD! LAYUP by THABEET, Hasheem [PNT]
10:17 ASSIST by WALKER, Kemba
GOOD! DUNK by Butler, Jimmy [FB/PNT] 10:05 67-67 T 5
09:27 MISSED JUMPER by WALKER, Kemba
09:27 REBOUND (OFF) by ROBINSON, Stanley
09:24 MISSED TIP-IN by ROBINSON, Stanley
09:24 REBOUND (OFF) by ROBINSON, Stanley
REBOUND (DEF) by Hayward, Lazar 09:22 MISSED TIP-IN by ROBINSON, Stanley
GOOD! FT SHOT by Matthews, Wesley 09:21 68-67 H 1 FOUL by ADRIEN, Jeff (P2T7)
MISSED FT SHOT by Matthews, Wesley 09:21 REBOUND (DEF) by THABEET, Hasheem
09:06 MISSED 3 PTR by PRICE, A.J.
09:06 REBOUND (OFF) by THABEET, Hasheem
09:03 68-69 V 1 GOOD! TIP-IN by THABEET, Hasheem [PNT]
FOUL by Hayward, Lazar (P3T4) 09:03 68-70 V 2 GOOD! FT SHOT by THABEET, Hasheem
GOOD! JUMPER by Matthews, Wesley [PNT] 08:44 70-70 T 6
08:28 MISSED JUMPER by ADRIEN, Jeff
08:28 REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)
SUB IN : Burke, Dwight 08:28 SUB IN : EDWARDS, Gavin
SUB OUT: Hayward, Lazar 08:28 SUB OUT: ADRIEN, Jeff
FOUL by Burke, Dwight (P3T5) 08:22 70-71 V 1 GOOD! FT SHOT by EDWARDS, Gavin
REBOUND (DEF) by Matthews, Wesley 08:22 MISSED FT SHOT by EDWARDS, Gavin
GOOD! JUMPER by Matthews, Wesley 08:03 72-71 H 1
ASSIST by Butler, Jimmy 08:03
07:34 72-73 V 1 GOOD! DUNK by ROBINSON, Stanley [PNT]
GOOD! JUMPER by McNeal, Jerel 07:15 74-73 H 1
REBOUND (DEF) by Burke, Dwight 07:00 MISSED JUMPER by ROBINSON, Stanley
MISSED JUMPER by Matthews, Wesley 06:50 REBOUND (DEF) by EDWARDS, Gavin
FOUL by Butler, Jimmy (P2T6) 06:50
06:50 TIMEOUT media
BLOCK by Butler, Jimmy 06:37 MISSED JUMPER by WALKER, Kemba
06:34 REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)
06:29 74-75 V 1 GOOD! LAYUP by WALKER, Kemba [PNT]
FOUL by Acker, Maurice (P1T7) 06:29 74-76 V 2 GOOD! FT SHOT by WALKER, Kemba
06:29 SUB IN : AUSTRIE, Craig
06:29 SUB OUT: PRICE, A.J.
MISSED JUMPER by McNeal, Jerel 06:09 REBOUND (DEF) by (DEADBALL)
FOUL by Burke, Dwight (P4T8) 06:09 74-77 V 3 GOOD! FT SHOT by THABEET, Hasheem
06:09 74-78 V 4 GOOD! FT SHOT by THABEET, Hasheem
SUB IN : Hayward, Lazar 06:09
SUB OUT: Burke, Dwight 06:09
MISSED JUMPER by McNeal, Jerel 05:55 REBOUND (DEF) by THABEET, Hasheem
05:25 MISSED JUMPER by WALKER, Kemba
05:25 REBOUND (OFF) by WALKER, Kemba
05:25 74-80 V 6 GOOD! JUMPER by ROBINSON, Stanley [PNT]
05:25 ASSIST by WALKER, Kemba
FOUL by Butler, Jimmy (P3T9) 05:25 74-81 V 7 GOOD! FT SHOT by ROBINSON, Stanley
TIMEOUT 30sec 05:25
05:25 SUB IN : PRICE, A.J.
05:25 SUB OUT: WALKER, Kemba
MISSED JUMPER by Butler, Jimmy 05:03 REBOUND (DEF) by EDWARDS, Gavin
04:28 MISSED JUMPER by PRICE, A.J.
04:28 REBOUND (OFF) by ROBINSON, Stanley
04:28 74-83 V 9 GOOD! DUNK by ROBINSON, Stanley [PNT]
FOUL by Butler, Jimmy (P4T10) 04:28 74-84 V 10 GOOD! FT SHOT by ROBINSON, Stanley
GOOD! 3 PTR by Hayward, Lazar 04:19 77-84 V 7
ASSIST by McNeal, Jerel 04:19
BLOCK by McNeal, Jerel 03:51 MISSED JUMPER by AUSTRIE, Craig
REBOUND (DEF) by Butler, Jimmy 03:48
03:45 FOUL by ROBINSON, Stanley (P4T8)
TIMEOUT media 03:45
GOOD! FT SHOT by Butler, Jimmy 03:45 78-84 V 6
GOOD! FT SHOT by Butler, Jimmy 03:45 79-84 V 5
03:45 SUB IN : ADRIEN, Jeff
03:45 SUB IN : WALKER, Kemba
03:45 SUB OUT: EDWARDS, Gavin
03:45 SUB OUT: ROBINSON, Stanley
REBOUND (DEF) by McNeal, Jerel 03:20 MISSED 3 PTR by WALKER, Kemba
FOUL by Hayward, Lazar (P4T11) 02:53
TURNOVR by Hayward, Lazar 02:53
02:44 TURNOVR by AUSTRIE, Craig
TIMEOUT 30sec 02:44
02:44 SUB IN : ROBINSON, Stanley
02:44 SUB OUT: AUSTRIE, Craig
GOOD! JUMPER by McNeal, Jerel [PNT] 02:32 81-84 V 3
02:05 MISSED JUMPER by PRICE, A.J.
02:05 REBOUND (OFF) by ADRIEN, Jeff
FOUL by McNeal, Jerel (P4T12) 02:05 81-85 V 4 GOOD! FT SHOT by ADRIEN, Jeff
02:05 81-86 V 5 GOOD! FT SHOT by ADRIEN, Jeff
02:05 SUB IN : AUSTRIE, Craig
02:05 SUB OUT: WALKER, Kemba
MISSED JUMPER by McNeal, Jerel 01:56 BLOCK by THABEET, Hasheem
SUB IN : Burke, Dwight 01:55
SUB OUT: Butler, Jimmy 01:55
01:54 REBOUND (DEF) by PRICE, A.J.
01:55 TURNOVR by PRICE, A.J.
MISSED JUMPER by Matthews, Wesley 01:47 REBOUND (DEF) by PRICE, A.J.
01:12 81-89 V 8 GOOD! 3 PTR by PRICE, A.J.
MISSED 3 PTR by McNeal, Jerel 00:55
REBOUND (OFF) by Acker, Maurice 00:55
MISSED 3 PTR by Matthews, Wesley 00:50 REBOUND (DEF) by ROBINSON, Stanley
FOUL by Acker, Maurice (P2T13) 00:45 81-90 V 9 GOOD! FT SHOT by PRICE, A.J.
00:45 81-91 V 10 GOOD! FT SHOT by PRICE, A.J.
TIMEOUT 30sec 00:45
MISSED FT SHOT by McNeal, Jerel 00:33 FOUL by THABEET, Hasheem (P2T9)
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL) 00:33
GOOD! FT SHOT by McNeal, Jerel 00:33 82-91 V 9
SUB IN : Butler, Jimmy 00:33 SUB IN : WALKER, Kemba
SUB OUT: Burke, Dwight 00:33 SUB OUT: ROBINSON, Stanley
FOUL by Acker, Maurice (P3T14) 00:28 MISSED FT SHOT by WALKER, Kemba
00:28 REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
00:28 MISSED FT SHOT by WALKER, Kemba
00:28 REBOUND (OFF) by THABEET, Hasheem
FOUL by Acker, Maurice (P4T15) 00:21 82-92 V 10 GOOD! FT SHOT by PRICE, A.J.
00:21 82-93 V 11 GOOD! FT SHOT by PRICE, A.J.
00:21 SUB IN : ROBINSON, Stanley
00:21 SUB OUT: WALKER, Kemba
MISSED 3 PTR by Hayward, Lazar 00:14 REBOUND (DEF) by ROBINSON, Stanley
Connecticut 93, Marquette 82
2nd period-only InPaint Pts-T/O 2nd-Chc FastBrk BnchPts Ties Leads
Connecticut 18 5 22 2 7 1 6
Marquette 12 10 0 8 10 4 6
Official Basketball Box Score -- 1st Half
Official Basketball Box Score -- 1st Half
Connecticut vs Marquette
2/25/09 6 p.m. at Bradley Center - Milwaukee, Wis.
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VISITORS: Connecticut 26-2, 14-2 BE
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
04 ADRIEN, Jeff........ f 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 15
21 ROBINSON, Stanley... f 3-6 1-1 2-2 0 4 4 2 9 1 2 0 0 14
34 THABEET, Hasheem.... c 1-1 0-0 3-4 1 7 8 1 5 0 0 4 0 16
12 PRICE, A.J.......... g 6-7 4-5 0-0 1 3 4 0 16 6 2 0 0 19
24 AUSTRIE, Craig...... g 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 9
15 WALKER, Kemba....... 3-5 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 6 0 1 0 2 14
30 HARALSON, Scottie... 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 4
33 EDWARDS, Gavin...... 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 9
TEAM................
Totals.............. 16-29 6-11 5-6 3 18 21 6 43 8 9 5 2 100
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-29 55.2%
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-11 54.5%
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3%
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HOME TEAM: Marquette 23-5, 12-3 BE
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
12 Burke, Dwight....... f 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12
32 Hayward, Lazar...... f 4-9 2-4 0-0 0 4 4 1 10 0 2 0 3 19
01 James, Dominic...... g 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4
22 McNeal, Jerel....... g 2-11 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 2 5 2 1 0 1 20
23 Matthews, Wesley.... g 3-9 2-2 3-4 1 2 3 1 11 3 2 0 1 20
02 Acker, Maurice...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 13
33 Butler, Jimmy....... 2-4 0-0 4-4 2 1 3 1 8 0 0 0 1 12
TEAM................ 1 1
Totals.............. 12-36 6-10 7-8 6 10 16 7 37 8 5 0 6 100
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-36 33.3%
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-10 60.0%
F Throw % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5%
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Officials: Curtis Shaw, Bob Donato, Ray Perone
Technical fouls: Connecticut-None. Marquette-None.
Attendance: 19091
Score by Periods 1st
Connecticut................... 43
Marquette..................... 37
ID=715403
Largest crowd ever to see a college basketball game in the state of Wisconsin
Points in the paint-UCONN 18,MU 8. Points off turnovers-UCONN 4,MU 15.
2nd chance points-UCONN 4,MU 4. Fast break points-UCONN 12,MU 7.
Bench points-UCONN 13,MU 8. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-4 times.
Last FG-UCONN 2nd-01:12, MU 2nd-02:32.
Largest lead-UCONN by 11 2nd-14:47, MU by 6 1st-08:42.
Official Basketball Box Score -- 2nd Half
Official Basketball Box Score -- 2nd Half
Connecticut vs Marquette
2/25/09 6 p.m. at Bradley Center - Milwaukee, Wis.
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VISITORS: Connecticut 26-2, 14-2 BE
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
04 ADRIEN, Jeff........ f 0-2 0-0 2-2 3 1 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 14
21 ROBINSON, Stanley... f 4-8 0-0 2-2 4 2 6 2 10 1 1 0 0 15
34 THABEET, Hasheem.... c 3-3 0-0 3-3 3 4 7 1 9 1 1 1 0 20
12 PRICE, A.J.......... g 6-13 4-8 4-4 0 2 2 0 20 0 1 0 0 18
24 AUSTRIE, Craig...... g 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 9
15 WALKER, Kemba....... 1-5 0-1 1-3 1 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 14
30 HARALSON, Scottie... 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4
33 EDWARDS, Gavin...... 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 6
TEAM................ 2 2 1
Totals.............. 16-37 5-11 13-16 13 12 25 9 50 6 6 1 1 100
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-29 55.2% 2nd Half: 16-37 43.2% Game: 48.5%
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-11 54.5% 2nd Half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 50.0%
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd Half: 13-16 81.3% Game: 81.8%
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HOME TEAM: Marquette 23-5, 12-3 BE
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
12 Burke, Dwight....... f 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 8
32 Hayward, Lazar...... f 2-4 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 3 5 0 1 0 0 18
01 James, Dominic...... g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 McNeal, Jerel....... g 7-12 2-3 5-6 0 1 1 2 21 3 1 1 1 20
23 Matthews, Wesley.... g 3-8 0-3 3-4 0 2 2 1 9 1 1 0 0 20
02 Acker, Maurice...... 2-2 2-2 0-0 1 2 3 4 6 1 0 0 1 20
33 Butler, Jimmy....... 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 14
TEAM................
Totals.............. 15-28 5-11 10-12 1 9 10 15 45 6 4 2 3 100
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-36 33.3% 2nd Half: 15-28 53.6% Game: 42.2%
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-10 60.0% 2nd Half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 52.4%
F Throw % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5% 2nd Half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 85.0%
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Officials: Curtis Shaw, Bob Donato, Ray Perone
Technical fouls: Connecticut-TEAM. Marquette-None.
Attendance: 19091
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Connecticut................... 43 50 - 93
Marquette..................... 37 45 - 82
ID=715403
Largest crowd ever to see a college basketball game in the state of Wisconsin
Points in the paint-UCONN 0,MU 0. Points off turnovers-UCONN 0,MU 0.
2nd chance points-UCONN 0,MU 0. Fast break points-UCONN 0,MU 0.
Bench points-UCONN 0,MU 0. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times.
Last FG-UCONN 2nd-01:12, MU 2nd-02:32.
Largest lead-UCONN by 11 2nd-14:47, MU by 6 1st-08:42.
Play Analysis
Connecticut vs Marquette (2/25/09 - Period 2 00:00)
POINTS OFF TURNOVERS 1 2 - Tot
Connecticut............. 4 5 - 9
Marquette............... 15 10 - 25
POINTS IN PAINT 1 2 - Tot
Connecticut............. 18 18 - 36
Marquette............... 8 12 - 20
2ND CHANCE POINTS 1 2 - Tot
Connecticut............. 4 22 - 26
Marquette............... 4 0 - 4
FAST BREAK POINTS 1 2 - Tot
Connecticut............. 12 2 - 14
Marquette............... 7 8 - 15
BENCH POINTS 1 2 - Tot
Connecticut............. 13 7 - 20
Marquette............... 8 10 - 18
SCORE TIED BY 1 2 - Tot
Connecticut............. 1 1 - 2
Marquette............... 0 4 - 4
LEAD GAINED BY 1 2 - Tot
Connecticut............. 2 6 - 8
Marquette............... 2 6 - 8
