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Huskies Lose Fourth Straight
Zac Boyer
Issue date: 1/29/07 Section: Sports
HARTFORD - Herbert Hill stormed through the lane with 1:31 remaining, took a pass from Weyinmi Efejuku and slammed the ball through the rim. Jeff Adrien and Doug Wiggins stood by in bewilderment, unable to do anything to stop him.
That's pretty much the way the entire second half went for the Huskies.
Six of the seven Providence players who made it into the game scored in double figures as the Friars stormed back from a nine point halftime deficit to capture an 84-72 win over UConn Saturday.
The loss was the second time in as many games that the Huskies gave up 50 points in the second half and also marked the first time since the 1996-1997 season that the team has lost three games in a row at home.
"I think the whole total package of the second half was the worst 20 minutes of the year for me, personally, because we didn't do the things we're capable of doing," said head coach Jim Calhoun.
Mental breakdowns, a lack of execution and poor defense were staples of the second half, which was in direct contrast to a more focused and well-planned first half. Calhoun even praised his team after the game for their strong first-half performance against Providence's 2-3 zone, saying the Huskies had the blueprint for how to attack the zone but just threw it away after the break.
"We showed in the first half we could do pretty much whatever we wanted to the zone," said guard A.J. Price, who finished with 8 points and 6 assists. "That was obvious. We knew that. The second half, they didn't change anything, they didn't do anything different. That was us. It was us. We stopped ourselves, and that's what we did tonight."
The Huskies were buoyed in the first half by their perimeter shooting, collectively nailing 7-of-12 3-pointers. But that also changed in the second half with Jerome Dyson, who finished with 10 points and two assists in 31 minutes, sinking the only 3-pointer of 14 second half attempts.
Providence head coach Tim Welsh strongly emphasized the shooting in a rather peaceful halftime discussion, which was surprising given the Friars only shot 37.8 percent from the floor in the first half and scored nearly half of those points in the paint.
That's pretty much the way the entire second half went for the Huskies.
Six of the seven Providence players who made it into the game scored in double figures as the Friars stormed back from a nine point halftime deficit to capture an 84-72 win over UConn Saturday.
The loss was the second time in as many games that the Huskies gave up 50 points in the second half and also marked the first time since the 1996-1997 season that the team has lost three games in a row at home.
"I think the whole total package of the second half was the worst 20 minutes of the year for me, personally, because we didn't do the things we're capable of doing," said head coach Jim Calhoun.
Mental breakdowns, a lack of execution and poor defense were staples of the second half, which was in direct contrast to a more focused and well-planned first half. Calhoun even praised his team after the game for their strong first-half performance against Providence's 2-3 zone, saying the Huskies had the blueprint for how to attack the zone but just threw it away after the break.
"We showed in the first half we could do pretty much whatever we wanted to the zone," said guard A.J. Price, who finished with 8 points and 6 assists. "That was obvious. We knew that. The second half, they didn't change anything, they didn't do anything different. That was us. It was us. We stopped ourselves, and that's what we did tonight."
The Huskies were buoyed in the first half by their perimeter shooting, collectively nailing 7-of-12 3-pointers. But that also changed in the second half with Jerome Dyson, who finished with 10 points and two assists in 31 minutes, sinking the only 3-pointer of 14 second half attempts.
Providence head coach Tim Welsh strongly emphasized the shooting in a rather peaceful halftime discussion, which was surprising given the Friars only shot 37.8 percent from the floor in the first half and scored nearly half of those points in the paint.
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