The defending national champion Connecticut Huskies will take on the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils on Thursday evening from the neutral-site IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
After last season’s magical NCAA tournament run ended with them cutting down the nets, this year has been a bit of a difficulty for the Huskies. At 4-3 on the year, Connecticut has been defeated by West Virginia and also lost two one-point games in a row to Texas and Yale. It's coming off of a 106-85 victory over Coppin State and apparently is gaining its confidence back.
Senior Ryan Boatright on the state of the Huskies: "We're starting to figure each other out. Our chemistry is getting stronger."
— Gavin Keefe (@GavinKeefe) December 16, 2014 In that game, sophomore center Amida Brimah went off for 40 points and 12 rebounds as he took advantage of his size advantage, going 13 of 13 from the field and 14 of 16 from the free-throw line. The unquestioned leader of the team, however, is senior guard Ryan Boatright, who is averaging 18.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists per contest.
Duke is off to a perfect 9-0 start to the season and has won each game by double digits. The Huskies will have their hands full with the Blue Devils, since they rank fourth in the NCAA in points per game with 87.6, eighth in assists with 18.4 per game and third in field-goal percentage, shooting 52.7 percent. Any Mike Krzyzewski team plays wise beyond its years, and this team is no exception. Freshman sensation Jahlil Okafor leads Duke by averaging 18.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per contest.
If the Huskies expect to pull off the upset tonight, they must accomplish the following tasks, in no particular order.
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via IFTTT December 18, 2014 at 11:13AM
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