Upsets were memorable precisely because they were upsets. One was enough to leave a deep impression. Most games, on the other hand, ended without surprises, so few people paid much attention to them.
After the timeout, San Diego State took Wright out. Clearly, the Head Coach was somewhat dissatisfied with his performance during that stretch.
The replacement was a white backup center named Louis Joseph. He was around 2.06 meters tall and looked chubby, clearly a pure human shield.
Joseph immediately set a solid pick for Franklin. Franklin used it to drive into the paint and finish a layup, helping San Diego State temporarily steady the situation.
But on the other end, Lamb used Jumark's screen to attack Joseph, hitting a crossover layup and drawing a foul on Joseph.
He really was a pure human shield. He was painfully slow on the defensive end.
Lamb made the and-one free throw, pushing the lead to 12 points.
Franklin tried the same move on the next possession. This time, under Ollie's shouts from the sideline, UConn did not switch the matchup and instead gave Franklin a step of room for a Mid Range shot.
Franklin did not shoot. He drove against Lamb, but his Driving Layup missed.
Majuk snatched the Defensive Rebound right over Joseph's head. He was really starting to get a feel for rebounding!
UConn pushed the fast break, and Joseph could not keep up with its pace at all. With a five-on-four advantage in the frontcourt, Walker drove in, spotted the late-arriving Majuk, and flung the ball high into the air in front of the basket.
Majuk had listened to Tang Tian and focused only on rebounding, so he rarely looked at the rim on the offensive end. But there was one thing he loved to do: jump!
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