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Connecticut clinging to Big East title hopes
Mar 1, 2008 - 11:09 AM West Virginia (20-8) at No. 16 Connecticut (22-6) 12:00 pm ESTSTORRS, Connecticut (Ticker) -- No. 16 Connecticut remains mathematically alive in the race for first place in the Big East Conference. A loss on West Virginia on Saturday will end any championship hopes.
UConn (22-6, 11-4) is 1 1/2 games behind Georgetown (13-3) and Louisville (13-3) with three conference games left. The Huskies are tied with Notre Dame (11-4) for third place.
One of the hottest teams in the country, UConn has won 11 of its last 12 games. The Huskies rebounded from a loss at Villanova last Saturday with a 79-61 victory at Rutgers on Tuesday. The game marked the return of sophomore guard Jerome Dyson from a nine-game suspension.
UConn, which is 14-1 overall at home and 6-1 in conference play, is playing the Mountaineers (20-8, 9-6) for the first time at home since February 2004.
Junior forward Jeff Adrien leads the Huskies with 14.9 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. Junior guard A.J. Price averages 14.7 points and 6.2 assists.
West Virginia is coming off an 85-73 victory at DePaul on Wednesday. Junior forwards Joe Alexander and Alex Ruoff average 14.5 and 14.1 points, respectively, for the Mountaineers.
The Huskies lead the all-time series, 11-3.
- NCAA BB
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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WEST VIRGINIA 29 42 71
CONNECTICUT (16) 42 37 79 FINAL
Mar 1 2:02 PM - 69
rootsRUWTbot Added 64 roots (Close Finish, Upset)
West Virginia 63, Connecticut(16) 66 2nd - 4:16Mar 1 1:45 PM - NCAA BB
WEST VIRGINIA 29
(16) CONNECTICUT 42 HALFTIME
Mar 1 12:50 PM
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