Spring Break
Huskies speed up to a win
No. 2 UConn uses fast break to bury Hornets
Kevin Duffy
Issue date: 12/2/08 Section: Sports
Apparently, the Huskies took the hint. Dyson shadowed Johnson wherever he went for the remainder of the game and limited the Delaware State guard to just six points the rest of the way.
And on the rare occasions that Dyson wasn't in Johnson's face, Thabeet was. The nation's second leading shotblocker sent a Johnson 3-point attempt into the fifth row with 12:06 remaining in the second half to register his fourth and final block of the game.
"He was making everything, so we needed to stop that," Thabeet said. "Everytime he made a shot the coaches called timeout and were yelling at us, so we needed to do a better job against him."
While Johnson finished 6-for-11 from 3-point land, the Huskies were equally successful as a team. UConn drilled six of its 14 long-range attempts throughout the game. Dyson, A.J. Price, Craig Austrie and Kemba Walker each hit one and freshman Scottie Haralson made two, including a bank-shot with 1:34 remaining in the game. Haralson has converted on his last three attempts from beyond the arc and has quickly become a fan favorite among the UConn student section.
"It gives me a lot of confidence that the crowd is behind me," Haralson said. "I just need to come out and stay relaxed and just keep playing ball."
And on the rare occasions that Dyson wasn't in Johnson's face, Thabeet was. The nation's second leading shotblocker sent a Johnson 3-point attempt into the fifth row with 12:06 remaining in the second half to register his fourth and final block of the game.
"He was making everything, so we needed to stop that," Thabeet said. "Everytime he made a shot the coaches called timeout and were yelling at us, so we needed to do a better job against him."
While Johnson finished 6-for-11 from 3-point land, the Huskies were equally successful as a team. UConn drilled six of its 14 long-range attempts throughout the game. Dyson, A.J. Price, Craig Austrie and Kemba Walker each hit one and freshman Scottie Haralson made two, including a bank-shot with 1:34 remaining in the game. Haralson has converted on his last three attempts from beyond the arc and has quickly become a fan favorite among the UConn student section.
"It gives me a lot of confidence that the crowd is behind me," Haralson said. "I just need to come out and stay relaxed and just keep playing ball."
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