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Tristen Newton and Donovan Clingan every had 13 factors and 7 rebounds and No. 2 UConn blitzed Xavier within the second half Thursday, opening the postseason with an 8760 blowout within the Large East Event quarterfinals.
NEW YORK: Tristen Newton and Donovan Clingan every had 13 factors and 7 rebounds and No. 2 UConn blitzed Xavier within the second half Thursday, opening the postseason with an 87-60 blowout within the Large East Event quarterfinals.
Alex Karaban and Cam Spencer each scored 12 in a balanced efficiency by the top-seeded Huskies (29-3), who’ve gained 5 straight video games and 19 of 20. The defending nationwide champions will play fourth-seeded Seton Corridor or No. 5 seed St. John’s within the first semifinal Friday night at Madison Sq. Backyard.
Seton Corridor handed the Huskies one in every of their two convention losses this season again in December.
Samson Johnson additionally had 12 factors off the bench, and Large East Freshman of the 12 months Stephon Fort added 10 factors and eight rebounds to spherical out six scorers in double figures for Connecticut, looking for its first Large East Event title since 2011.
Quincy Olivari scored 17 factors and Desmond Claude had 13 for ninth-seeded Xavier (16-17), which beat No. 8 seed Butler 76-72 within the first spherical Wednesday.
UConn fell behind 10-0 initially, then reeled off the following 13 factors. After main 34-33 at halftime, the Huskies took management immediately within the second half by opening the interval with runs of 9-2 and 21-10 to construct a 12-point cushion with 9:30 remaining.
They ran away from there.
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UConn misplaced 75-60 at Seton Corridor of their convention opener Dec. 20 earlier than blowing out the Pirates 91-61 at dwelling March 3 to clinch its first outright Large East regular-season title in 25 years.
The Huskies swept two video games from St. John’s, together with a 77-64 victory at Madison Sq. Backyard in early February.
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