Don't look now America. Defending national champion UConn is playing good basketball at tournament time again and moved within two games of making an improbable trip to the NCAA tournament.
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But it still has work to do.
Guard Ryan Boatright kept the Huskies alive Friday night by draining a 3-pointer in the final second to upset Cincinnati 57-54 in the American Athletic Conference quarterfinals.
At 19-12 overall prior to Friday's game, the Huskies weren't even considered to be on the bubble and that appears to be helpiing them. They're playing with desperation and urgency and doing it well. Boatright scored 18 points and Rodney Purvis added 17. The Huskies combined to make 11 of 30 3-pointers.
UConn is the No. 6 seed in the American tournament. It beat No. 11 South Florida to get to Friday's game against third-seeded Bearcats. Now it moves on to a meeting with No. 2 seed Tulsa in the semifinals on Saturday.
(Thanks Rob Dauster for the video)
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