By Gavin Keefe
Publication: TheDay.com
Another dismal showing by the UConn Huskies Wednesday night.
They're a hard team to watch. They were out-worked again in a bad 58-50 loss at Notre Dame.
ESPN expert Joe Lunardi believes the Huskies still have a chance to make the NCAA Tournament even with the loss. But they need three more wins.
Don't think the Huskies, 17-13, are capable of winning three more games.
Here's some reaction:
-- "Fundamentaly, we were so unsound," coach Jim Calhoun said. "From a coaching standpoint, it was embarrassing. ... We, as a team, weren't very good."
-- Calhoun on his team shooting 35.4 percent: "Shot selection was not what we wanted it to be."
-- "We've just not playing full speed," senior Jerome Dyson said. "That's the cause of them getting offensive rebounds and our turnovers. It has to do a lot with our mistakes right now."
-- We couldn't get the job done tonight," senior Stanley Robinosn said. "... We just came out flat-footed."
-- UConn's starting frontcourt of Robinson, Ater Majok and Charles Okwandu combined for just 10 points. Notre Dame forward Carleton Scott had 12 points.
Calhoun eventually switched to a smaller lineup, using junior guard Donnell Beverly who played 20 minutes.
"We got handled inside," Calhoun said. "That's why I went with a small lineup because it wasn't doing us any good to have a bigger lineup."
-- Notre Dame clogged the lane, preventing Dyson and guard Kemba Walker from penetrating for baskets. Dyson had just 10 points, making just 2-of-14 field goals. Walker had a team-high 15 points.
"When we did go to the basket, they collapsed on us," Walker said.
-- UConn had 13 assists and 15 turnovers. Dyson had a team-high five turnovers and senior Gavin Edwards had four.
Notre Dame only had seven turnovers.
-- With the loss, the Huskies dropped into a 12th place tie with Cincinnati at 7-10. They also guaranteed playing a first round game Tuesday in the Big East Tournament.
-- UConn finishes its regular season at South Florida Saturday.
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