On a night where UConn star Alex Karaban was ice-cold, freshman standout Liam McNeeley served as the Huskies’ alpha and looked like one of the best players in the sport.
Reports of UConn's demise following the Maui Invitational? Greatly exaggerated. Following the Huskies' 0-3 showing in Maui, Dan Hurley's team has done a complete 180 in the last two weeks, beating Gonzaga 77-71 on Saturday night in front of a packed house at Madison Square Garden to cap a stretch of wins that started with Baylor and Texas.
And because this UConn team is such a stellar group on the offensive end, they don't need to be extraordinary defensively, but rather, solid. On a night when the Huskies shot just 5-for-24 from downtown, they contained the nation's second-best offense from 3-point range, holding Gonzaga to 6-of-16 from deep. Ryan Nembhard scored 16 points for the Zags, but UConn forced him to take 15 shots to do it. Credit to Hassan Diarra for his 35 minutes.
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