Friday night UConn entered into their match-up with UCF ranked #4 in the nation and on a 16 game winning streak. Little did they know, 16 is where that streak would end. The Huskies went up big on the UCF Knights as expected, but led by Marcus Jordan (Michael Jordan's son), the Knights came storming back and took the lead in which they would keep. UConn led by as many as 17 in the second half but turnovers and missed opportunities gave the momentum to UCF. Marcus Jordan led the way with 20 pts, 7 assist, and 7 rebounds for his team. On his way to the line to take two big free throws near the end, a teammate told him that "this shot is in your blood", speaking on the clutch, killer instinct that his dad displayed. Marcus calmly stepped to the line and knocked them down. UCoon Jeremy Lamb, who had led a 10-0 run for his team earlier in the contest but had a couple of key turnovers near the end. Maybe even more damaging to UConn was that Shabazz Napier, Huskie PG, had 7 of the team's turnovers and was only 1-7 from the field. Coach Calhoun was disappointed with the game and it will be interesting to see if they'll bounce back against FSU today which won't be a walk in the park. Congrats to the UCF Knights on the biggest win in school history.
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