Top-seeded UConn outlasts Missouri 82-75

Posted: 03.28.2009 at 6:50 PM

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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Freshman Kemba Walker scored 23 points as
Connecticut held off Missouri 82-75 on Saturday to earn a trip to
the Final Four and extend the Big East's dominance of the NCAA
tournament.

The top-seeded Huskies blew an early 11-point lead but survived
against the frenetic third-seeded Tigers, who were denied their
first Final Four berth.

A.J. Price added 18 points for the Huskies (31-4), who clinched
the victory by going 10-for-10 from the line in the final 1:02.

They're still in the hunt for their third national title - the
first two went through regionals in Phoenix in 1999 and 2004.

Leo Lyons and Matt Lawrence each had 13 points for Missouri
(31-7), which overcame an early 13-2 deficit but couldn't match the
muscular Huskies on the boards.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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