Wednesday, April 6, 2011

NCAA Finals Impressions

UCONN (3) v BUTLER (8)
53   -   41
The first half ended 22-19. This was a pretty bad championship game I can now say upon reflection. Yeah it was gritty, and yeah the players played hard, but they shot record-low percentages and just couldn't make a shot. The commentators I thought, were exceptionally hard on these kids who were clearly working hard, but just weren't getting any kind of luck. For Connecticut Kemba Walker was impressive, Jeremy Lamb came through with 12 points in the second-half, and Alex Oriakhi was a presence in the paint denying the lane. For Brad Stevens and Butler it is the second year in a row losing in the NCAA finals. UCONN took over in the second half and went on a 20-3 run led by the energy of Kemba Walker who was awarded the Most Outstanding Player award. For coach Jim Calhoun it is his third national championship, making him only the fourth college coach to accomplish the feat, and also the oldest at 68 years of age. Butler didn't score a field goal inside the three-point line until seven minutes into the second-half.

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