Adrien, Thabeet push UConn to finish line in win over West Virginia
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01/07/2009 -
Morgantown, WV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The inside presence of Jeff Adrien and
Hasheem Thabeet was took much for No. 25 West Virginia to handle, as the pair
of Huskies combined for 30 points and 20 rebounds in fifth-ranked
Connecticut's 61-55 victory in a classic Big East tussle.
Adrien posted 17 points, while Thabeet logged 13 points and 13 rebounds for
UConn (13-1, 2-1 Big East), which has bounced back with back-to-back
conference victories after its lone loss to Georgetown last week.
Stanley Robinson's 15 boards aided the Huskies' 52-33 edge on the glass, while
Jerome Dyson and Kemba Walker chipped in 11 and 10 points, respectively.
De'Sean Butler battled foul trouble for most of the contest but scored 13
points for West Virginia (11-3, 1-1), which fell to 5-1 at home and had its
five-game winning streak stopped. Alex Ruoff was held to 4-of-16 shooting from
the field for 13 points, while Darryl Bryant had 11 points in the loss.
It was a five-point margin in favor of the Huskies with less than three
minutes to go. WVU's Cam Thoroughman connected on a tough bucket in the lane,
and Bryant hit two free throws with 2:27 left to cut the deficit to 56-55.
After a UConn free throw and unsuccessful possessions for both clubs,
Thoroughman had a chance to tie it at the stripe, but the big man was off the
mark on the front end of a one-and-one.
The Huskies took over with less than a minute remaining, and Dyson drove the
right lane and made a running layup for a four-point UConn lead. Ruoff's
rushed three-pointer on the ensuing possession fell by the wayside, and the
visitors held on for the win.
Neither team held a margin larger than four points in the opening 20 minutes.
A 10-2 run by Connecticut late in the first half turned a four-point deficit
into a four-point lead, 25-21, around the four-minute mark. But Wellington
Smith connected on a trey a good ten feet behind the three-point line to pull
West Virginia even, 29-all, at the intermission.
The second half was much of the same with neither team able to take complete
control.
Smith threw down a slam in transition to cap six straight WVU points with less
than 14 minutes showing on the clock. The 42-38 lead didn't last long,
however, as Craig Austrie's dunk capped a mini UConn run over a three-minute
span for a 45-44 advantage for the visitors.
After some back-and-forth baskets, Dyson broke a 47-47 tie with a free throw,
while Adrien and Thabeet each followed with a layup that made it a five-point
game at the six-minute mark.
Game Notes
Dating back to the 1962-63 season, WVU and UConn have now met 17 times, with
the Huskies coming out on top in 13 of those encounters...Smith had nine
points and eight rebounds in the loss...WVU hit 9-for-12 from the free throw
line, while the Huskies were a so-so 18-of-27 at the stripe.
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