Spring Break
WASHINGTON – The Connecticut win wagon keeps on rolling. On a road trip that hopefully ends up in Atlanta and the Final Four, the Huskies made a stop in Washington, D.C. Sunday. Led by wagon-leader Caron Butler's 34 points, nine rebound, four assists, two bocks and two steals, No. 2 seeded UConn knocked off the No. 7 seeded Wolfpack 77-74 at the MCI Center.
WASHINGTON -- As the final whistle sounded Sunday afternoon at the MCI Center, Caron Butler ran into the open arms of teammate Mike Hayes, like a little kid would run to catch the ice cream truck on a hot and humid summer afternoon. His Huskies had just gutted out a 77-74 victory over a pesky North Carolina State squad that refused to give up as his emotions bubbled over in front of an on looking national audience.
WASHINGTON -- The UConn Huskies locker room is usually like a zoo -- reporters mobbing players, television cameras prodding everywhere and the ever-present smell of 17 pairs of sweat socks after 40 minutes of game use. Saturday afternoon on the NCAA sanctioned media day, their locker room turned into a circus.