Thursday, March 10, 2011

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Kemba Walker's buzzer-beater lifts UConn to thrilling win over Pittsburgh

Connecticut's Kemba Walker, center, celebrates scoring the winning goal in the final seconds of the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Pittsburgh at the Big East Championship, Thursday, March 10, 2011 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Connecticut defeated Pittsburgh 76-74. ...more...

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UConn Knocks Off Top-Seeded Pitt

Kemba Walker's 18-footer as the horn sounded sent Connecticut to the Big East tournament semifinals. ...more...

Walker shoots No. 21 UConn past No. 3 Pitt

Star guard Kemba Walker used a crossover and shoulder roll to shuck his defender right to the ground, then stepped back and swished the winning basket at the buzzer, lifting the No. 21 Huskies to a 76-74 victory over the third-ranked Panthers in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament. ...more...

Classic Walker shot won't soon be forgotten

NEW YORK -- To hear Kemba Walker tell it, he knew exactly how the last 18 seconds against Pittsburgh would play out before he even left the Connecticut bench. ...more...

Kemba Walker Produces Like Jonny Flynn Did; Should NBA Teams Be Wary?

Kemba Walker made a magnificent shot to seal a UConn Big East Tournament game win on Thursday, drawing oohs from not just college ball fans, but from observers who hope Walker will do the same next season for their favorite NBA team. Walker is considered a fairly sure bet as a lottery pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, figuring to fall anywhere between about No. 4 and No. 12. Oddly enough, that was. ...more...

Kemba Walker Buzzer Beater: UConn Beats Pittsburgh In Big East Tournament (VIDEO)

NEW YORK -- Kemba Walker hit the winning basket on a classic stepback jumper at the buzzer, and No. 21 Connecticut stunned third-ranked Pittsburgh 76-74 in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament on Thursday. ...more...

Kemba Walker's Buzzer Beaters This Season
Kemba Walker now has three late game-winning shots this season, none more dramatic - or as late - as the one he made Thursday in UConn's Big East tournament victory over Pittsburgh: ...more...
Kemba Walker drops Gary McGhee, then sinks game-winner
One flick of Kemba Walker's right wrist shifted the spotlight at the Big East tournament from officiating back to basketball. Walker added to his storybook season on Thursday afternoon with a game-winning jump shot as time expired to give UConn a 76-74 victory over top-seeded Pittsburgh in the Big East quarterfinals. Knowing that Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon instructs his team to switch every. ...more...
Walker could carry UConn deep into March

NEW YORK -- Each time Kemba Walker stepped to the free-throw line during the first half of Wednesday's Big East tournament game against Georgetown, a pocket of red-clad St. John's students behind the basket greeted him with the taunt "Hardy's better." With all due respect to Red Storm star Dwight Hardy -- no, he's not. ...more...

Kemba Walker Wins It For UConn At The Buzzer
Huskies Beat Pitt, Will Play Syracuse Friday At 7 As the clock continued its countdown to the most recent, and most stirring, signature moment in his storybook season, Kemba Walker dribbled calmly around the perimeter, killing time to ensure that his actions over the next few seconds would define, and end, this classic game. ...more...

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