Wisconsin-UConn: Huskies Too Much for Badgers

Go crazy UConn! Your men's basketball program just won the 2008 Paradise Jam! The Badgers put up a good fight for most of the first half, but ultimately the Huskies proved why they are the second-best ranked team in the nation. If the Badgers were going to win this one, they had to convert better on empty possessions by Connecticut, something they just couldn't do much of tonight. The result: a 76-57 win for UConn . I was really excited for this game, more for the fact the Badgers were playing the number two team than for any hopes of being Paradise Jam champions. I thought the Badgers might be able to pull off the upset before the game tipped off, but they just couldn't match up as well as they would have liked to. Despite the loss, however, there is plenty to be happy about coming out of this one . I was actually surprised at how many other people were into this game. I was at a bar on Monday night to watch the Packers game, but there were also TVs tuned in to the Badgers matchup. (As ... (link)