Head to Head
1/12/06 W 92-71 H
1/30/07 W 70-60 A
1/19/08 W 86-49 H
1/24/09 W 65-34 A
1/7/10 W 83-51 H
1/29/11 W 80-46 A
1/19/12 W 80-37 H
1/26/13 W 67-31 H
12/29/13 W 67-34 H
1/30/07 W 70-60 A
1/19/08 W 86-49 H
1/24/09 W 65-34 A
1/7/10 W 83-51 H
1/29/11 W 80-46 A
1/19/12 W 80-37 H
1/26/13 W 67-31 H
12/29/13 W 67-34 H
2/1/14 W 86-39 A
3/8/14 W 72-42 N
1/25/15 W 96-31 A
2/3/15 W 96-36 H
1/25/15 W 96-31 A
2/3/15 W 96-36 H
Overview
This will be the third matchup between Geno's UConn Huskies and Jamelle's Cincinnati Bearcats. UConn won the first two games handily even with Geno doing what he does against his favorite former player that he coaches against. He slows it down, subs regularly and tries not to embarrass her. The problem is that this UConn team struggles to keep the score down, they are so explosive.
Cincinnati beat Central Florida 76-66 behind the great three point shooting by Makenzie Cann. The 6' freshman was 6-9 on threes and scored a career high 23 points. The game was close with Cincinnati leading 12-10 five minutes into the game before the Bearcats went on a UConnlike 29-6 run before taking a 43-24 lead at the half. Central Florida made a nice run in the second half, twice cutting the lead to nine points but they could not get any closer than 8 with a few seconds left before Cincinnati closed it out.
UConn is coming off four days between games after beating South Florida to complete another perfect AAC season. And to top it off, they had four players on the 1st team, one on the 2nd team, one on the 3rd team, defensive player of the year, most improved player, sixth player of the year, two players on the all-freshmen team, freshman of the year, coach of the year and player of the year.....WHEW!!!!
UConn Starters
11 Kia Nurse 6' Freshman Guard
1st game against Cincinnati - 10 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 TO, 1 steal
2nd game against Cincinnati - 10 points, 0 rebounds, 5 assists, 0 TO, 1 steal
2014-15: MPG 25.1, FG% .514, 3PT% .421, PPG 10.9, RPG 3.4, APG 3.3, 48 steals, 1 blocks
1st game against Cincinnati - 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 0 TO, 1 steal
2nd game against Cincinnati - 5 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 0 TO, 1 steal
2014-15: MPG 27.1, FG% .564, 3PT% .488, PPG 11.7, RPG 2.8, APG 4.6, 79 steals, 5 block
23 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis 5'11" Senior Forward
1st game against Cincinnati - 19 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 TO, 1 steal
2nd game against Cincinnati - 16 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 TO
2nd game against Cincinnati - 16 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 TO
2014-15: MPG 28.1, FG% .539, 3PT% .514, PPG 14.6, RPG 4.2, APG 2.8, 33 steals, 7 blocks
3 Morgan Tuck 6'2" Sophomore Forward
1st game against Cincinnati - 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 TO's, 1 steal, 1 block
2nd game against Cincinnati - 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 TO's, 4 steal, 1 block
2nd game against Cincinnati - 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 TO's, 4 steal, 1 block
2014-15: MPG 24.2, FG% .578, 3PT% .263, PPG 13.4, RPG 5.2, APG 2.6, 24 steals, 10 blocks
30 Breanna Stewart 6'4" Junior Forward
1st game against Cincinnati - 19 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 0 TO's, 4 steal, 1 block
2nd game against Cincinnati - 14 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 TO's, 2 steal, 3 blocks
2nd game against Cincinnati - 14 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 TO's, 2 steal, 3 blocks
UConn Bench
Last game against Cincinnati - 4 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 TO's, 3 blocks
Last game against Cincinnati - 5 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 TO's, 5 blocks
Last game against Cincinnati - 5 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 TO's, 5 blocks
2014-15: MPG 19.7, FG% .527, 3PT% .500, PPG 4.8, RPG 7.4, APG .90, 17 steals, 125 blocks
1st game against Cincinnati - 13 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 TO's
2nd game against Cincinnati - 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 TO, 1 steal
2nd game against Cincinnati - 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 TO, 1 steal
2014-15: MPG 20.1, FG% .482, 3PT% .400, PPG 6.2, RPG 2.0, APG 2.2, 19 steals, 7 blocks
15 Gabby Williams 5'11" Freshman Guard
Last game against Cincinnati - 7 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 TO's, 1 steal
Last game against Cincinnati - 18 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 TO, 4 steals
Last game against Cincinnati - 18 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 TO, 4 steals
2014-15: MPG 16.7 FG% .633, 3PT% .000, PPG 8.8, RPG 6.2, APG 1.4, 41 steals, 13 blocks
Last game against Cincinnati - 3 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 0 TOs
Last game against Cincinnati - 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 0 TOs, 1 steal
Last game against Cincinnati - 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 0 TOs, 1 steal
2014-15: MPG 11.4 FG% .333, 3PT% .281, PPG 2.3, RPG 1.6, APG .7, 6 steals, 0 blocks
UConn Complete Stats
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Cincinnati Starters
35 Marley Hill 6'2" Sophomore Forward
1st game against UConn - 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 TO's, 2 blocks
2nd game against UConn - 6 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 TO's
Against Central Florida - 35 minutes, 9 points, 5 rebounds
2014-15: MPG 33.1, FG% .408, 3PT% .000, PPG 11.9, RPG 8.7, APG .8, 10 steals, 32 blocks
1st game against UConn - 8 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 TOs
2nd game against UConn - 2 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 TOs, 1 steal
Against Central Florida - 34 minutes, 7 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 turnovers
2014-15: MPG 37.6, FG% .332, 3PT% .377, PPG 12.0, RPG 4.4, APG 2.4, 29 steals, 3 blocks
23 Jasmine Whitfield 5'10" Junior Guard
1st game against UConn - 2 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 4 TOs
2nd game against UConn - 14 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 TOs
Against Central Florida - 35 minutes, 18 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 steal
2014-15: MPG 32.8, FG% .319 3PT% .254, PPG 9.8, RPG 4.2, APG 1.8, 28 steals, 4 blocks
25 Chelsea Jamison 5'10" Senior Guard
1st game against UConn - 0 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 TOs
2nd game against UConn - 2 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists, 3 TOs
Against Central Florida - 36 minutes, 8 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists
2014-15: MPG 27.2, FG% .389, 3PT% .250, PPG 5.2, RPG 5.6 APG 1.0, 20 steals, 9 blocks
22 Bianca Quisenberry 5'8" Sophomore Guard
1st game against UConn - 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 TO
2nd game against UConn - 10 points, 1 rebound, 1 assists, 3 TOs
Cincinnati Bench
05 Makenzie Cann 6'0" Freshman Guard
1st time against UConn - 6 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 TO, 1 steal
2nd time against UConn - 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 TO
Against Central Florida - 25 minutes, 23 points, 6-9 on threes
2014-15: MPG 22.6, FG% .333, 3PT% .347, PPG 6.4, RPG 1.8, APG 1.2, 11 steals, 4 blocks
13 Brandey Tarver 5'10" Sophomore Guard
1st time against UConn - 5 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists, 4 TO's, 1 steal
2nd time against UConn - 2 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 TO
Against Central Florida - 10 minutes, 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
2014-15: MPG 18.2, FG% .316, 3PT% .000, PPG 3.6, RPG 3.4, APG 0.6, 7 steals, 11 blocks
Game Analysis
Not much has changed. Cincinnati is starting four guards and one forward. They have two guards off the bench but they look like only Cann will get minutes. Coach Elliott played a lot of zone in the two previous matchups and will try to force UConn to the outside as much as possible. That can be like playing with fire if UConn is hot from the outside, but it's their only option. They don't have enough height to play much man defense. UConn will fast break at every chance before the Cincinnati defense can set up.
Cincinnati has a couple of talented players in Marley Hill and Ana Owen. Cann had a terrific game against Central Florida with 6 three pointers and she is 13-22 from beyond the arc her last three games.
Sadly for Cincinnati, the talent discrepancy is just too much for the Bearcats to handle. It just won't matter what they do. Like the first two games, UConn will just run it's offense, take the best available shot and then defend the hell out of the ball on the other end.
Cann's new found outside shooting might be fun to watch, but you know Geno was watching. the rest of the team still can't shoot and are not good passers. They will not do well against UConn's pressure defense.
Final Prediction
65 point win for UConn in the first outing. 60 point win for UConn in the second outing. I just can't see it being much different. Geno won't be thinking about taking it easy on Jamelle when he has the rest of this tournament to prepare for and the NCAA tourney after that. Geno knows that three games in three days can tire out even the fittest of teams. So expect a lot of bench minutes.
I'll go with UConn by 55 this game as Geno will rest the regulars.
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