Mizzou Links, 3-30-09
Alright, as we start a week of transition from basketball to baseball/softball/spring football, it's probably time to take a look at the best of the basketball post-mortems...and by "the best" of...
| Final - 3.28.2009 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Tigers | 38 | 37 | 75 |
| Connecticut Huskies | 44 | 38 | 82 |
Alright, as we start a week of transition from basketball to baseball/softball/spring football, it's probably time to take a look at the best of the basketball post-mortems...and by "the best" of...
A statistical look at Missouri's 82-75 loss to Connecticut in the Elite Eight.
(AP Photo | Matt York) Well...Mizzou's 30-1 when not trailing by double digits at half...they're not down double digits...that is all.
Big Dance Basketball in Glendale, Arizona: Who: No. 1 Connecticut Huskies vs. No. 3 Missouri TigersWhat: NCAA Tournament West Regional FinalWhere: University of Phoenix Stadium (Capacity...
Elite 8 preview in the West Regional between Connecticut and Missouri, with locker room quotes from Jeff Adrien, Stanley Robinson, and DeMarre Carroll. The winner goes to Detroit and the Final Four.
A statistical preview of this afternoon's UConn-Missouri Elite Eight game in Glendale, AZ. Big players include Hasheem Thabeet and Jeff Adrien for UConn, DeMarre Carroll and Leo Lyons for Missouri.
That's right, we went toe to toe with TWO UConn bloggers in anticipation of tomorrow's game. I traded Q's and A's with Samuel Greenberg of The Center of the Universe. You can find my A's to his...
Rock M Nation and The UConn Blog preview the Elite Eight matchup between the Missouri Tigers and the UConn Huskies.
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 38 | 37 | 75 |
| Connecticut | 44 | 38 | 82 |
| Missouri | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarre Carroll | 24 | 6-14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 12 |
| Leo Lyons | 25 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2-0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4-0 | 13 |
| J.T. Tiller | 26 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-0 | 8 |
| Zaire Taylor | 36 | 3-13 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 8 |
| Matt Lawrence | 27 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 13 |
| Miguel Paul | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Marcus Denmon | 14 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Michael Anderson Jr. | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Keith Ramsey | 17 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-0 | 8 |
| Laurence Bowers | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Justin Safford | 15 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 9 |
| Kim English | 8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Steve Moore | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Jarrett Sutton | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 32-76 | 5-18 | 6-12 | 32-12 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 24-0 | 75 | |
| .421 | .278 | .500 | Team Reb: 6 | Total TO: 0 (0 pts) | |||||||
| Connecticut | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Adrien | 39 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10-1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2-0 | 12 |
| Stanley Robinson | 34 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2-0 | 13 |
| Hasheem Thabeet | 26 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 13-6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 5 |
| A.J. Price | 34 | 6-17 | 1-6 | 5-7 | 3-0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1-0 | 18 |
| Craig Austrie | 27 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2-0 | 7 |
| Donnell Beverly | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Kemba Walker | 25 | 7-9 | 0-1 | 9-10 | 5-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 23 |
| Gavin Edwards | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Alex Hornat | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Scottie Haralson | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Charles Okwandu | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Jim Veronick | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Johnnie Bird | DNP - | ||||||||||
| John Lindner | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Kyle Bailey | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Jerome Dyson | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Jonathan Mandeldove | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 27-53 | 2-12 | 26-32 | 47-11 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 13-0 | 82 | |
| .509 | .167 | .813 | Team Reb: 2 | Total TO: 0 (0 pts) | |||||||