MBB vs. Connecticut game thread

[PonyPride]

Connecticut starters:
0 guard Jalen Gaffney
1 guard Christian Vital
2 guard James Bouknight
23 forward Akok Akok
25 center Josh Carlton

SMU starters
0 guard Tyson Jolly
3 guard Kendric Davis
5 guard Emmanuel Bandoumel
15 forward Isiaha Mike
22 center Isaiah Jasey

[PonyPride]

Huskies start fast, hitting four of first six field goals, lead 9-4

[Charleston Pony]

scrimmage like atmosphere at Moody with half the courtside seats empty and an apathetic mob section. Really sad to compare this night with UConn's 1st visit to the new Moody

[PonyPride]

Chargois checks in - played 5 minutes at Temple

[PonyPride]

Ponies win free-for-all scramble — players diving all over the floor, two saves keeping the ball in bounds, etc. Eventually Feron Hunt called timeout to keep possession.

Connecticut 11, SMU 4

[PonyPride]

Jolly's 3 makes it 11-7

[PonyPride]

Chargois 3 makes it a one-point game: 11-10

[PonyPride]

Davis 3 gives SMU its first lead, 17-15

[PonyPride]

Ponies riding 10-4 run

[PonyPride]

Ponies hit 2 of first 6 shots
Have hit 5 of 6 since
SMU leads, 17-15

[PonyPride]

Everett Ray checks in with 9:18 to go in half

uconn leads 18-17

[PonyPride]

Bandoumel picks up second foul — the officials in the stands disagree ...

[PonyPride]

Ponies have warmed up after cold shooting start

SMU now shooting 53.8% (7/13)
Connecticut shooting 58.3% (7/12)

18-17

[PonyPride]

Bandoumel picks up second foul — the officials in the stands disagree ...

Bandoumel foul changed to Flagrant 1 ... on UConn

SMU leads, 21-18

[Charleston Pony]

Really poor job rebounding tonight; guys seem to be half asleep at times. Lucky to have a 3 point lead right now as we have played pretty sloppy at times.