Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday November 28 2003 — B5 UConn looking to recover vs Utes Jazz NEW YORK ( AP) — Couch Jim Culhoun has no idea how Connecticut will respond utter its shocking loss to Georgia Tech in the Preseason NIT semifinals He'll find out Friday when the Huskies play Utah in the touma-rnent- ’s consolation game an embar-rassing place to be for the No 1 team in the country “I don't really know" Culhoun said after UConn lost to Georgia Tech 77-6- 1 Wednesday night “We cun get beat again or bounce buck — and I assume we bounce back But once again I was deflated and I very rarely get deflated” UCoiin The result is in the plays warmup game before Texas Tech meets Georgia Tech for the tournament championship The Red Raiders advanced with a sive clinic that shut down Utah 65-5- 4 and left coach Bub Knight glowing top-rank- ed Calhoun hud plenty of reasons to be disgusted after UConn came up terribly flat against the unranked Yellow Jackets Tune after time possessions produced no points and the result was reflected in the box score: Connecticut shot 374 percent on The including 1 or-10 trouble wxs further complicated by making just 10 of 30 free throws Calhoun seemed almost puzzled by respond better than we did and we didn't respond very well at all It scared me" Connecticut was hampered because Emeka prescason Okafor limited by a bul back managed just nine points and operated d much of the game at Georgia Tech seized the opportunity getting 22 points apiece from BJ Elder and lsma'il Muhammad playing racehorse basketball The Yellow Jackets applied coach Paul Hewitt's game plan perfectly ' "We really liked the matchups” Hewitt said "We told the kids ‘if ' you go out and play to your ability with these matchups we're going to win the basketball game"’ i And that's exactly what ’they did beating the' Huskies up and down the court 'hitting from inside and outside unimpressed with UConn ’s fancy "V ranking Continued from Bl Rockets who came close to matching their season low of 7 1 points Utah's Matt Harpring scored nine points including just two in the sec- ond half but had 10 rebounds Greg Ostcrtag pulled down nine rebounds for the Jazz who prevailed on a night both teams struggled from the floor an half-spee- Connecticut's complete collapse “You have an empty trip after empty trip after empty trip that deflates a team” he said “What li great team does is make a few stops" UConn made very lew and lhe: result was a blowout ' “They imposed their will on us" Calhoun said “That's something we try to do upon other teams 1 have to say I'm more than the most surprised guy in the building To me it's about will and toughness You have to ' The Jazz were just after three quarters then made 13 of 24 in the final period to put away the 20-fdr-- ' Rockets Kirilenko scored 1 1 of the Jazzfs first 17 points in the fourth Lopez then took over after Eric Piatkowski made a to cut Utah's lead to 71-7- 0 Lopez starting while Carlos Arroyo is out with a sprained left ankle hit a pair of with a layup through traffic in between on an 8t1 Utah run in the final three i 7 minutes Jim Jackson cut the lead to with a free throw lor Houston but Kirilenko made a puthack with about a minute left to put it away Williams who look over when Lope ran into foul trouble in the second and third quarters also had a career-be- st 26 minutes His previous highs were 25 minutes and seven points in' a blowout loss at Dallas in the second game of the season Notes: Francis was booed loudly every time he touched the ball and cheered when he was called for fouling Kirilenko on a dunk University of Utah fool-- 1 attempt hall couch Urban Meyer whose team won the Mountain West Conr ference received a loud ovation ' when he and his daughter were introduced in the thirt quarter ' ' Former Utah players Scott Padgett and John Amucchi were returning to Salt Lake City Padgett didn't take a shot in his four minutes and ’7 Amaechi didn't play 74-7- 3 Nets gobble up Clippers on road LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kerry Kittles scored 22 points and Jason Kidd had IS - “I I Angeles drew even at 52 on a points and 10 assists Thurs-- " pair of free throws by day night to lead the New Maggette with 5:26 left in the Jersey Nets to a 102-4- 6 victo-- : third period That foul was Martin's fourth and second in ry over the Los Angeles Clip- a span of 14 seconds so he pers The Nets led almost all the sat’ out the rest of the third way but the Clippers kept it quarter close before losing their fifth Corey Maggette scored 13 in a row in the quarter points :Jason Collins added 4 ' Down 24-- 2 early in the sec- ond New Jersey reeled off a points for New Jersey 22-- 2 run to go up 43-- 3 with Corey Maggette had 20 2:57 remaining in the first half points and Chris Wilcox had 15 points and 10 rebounds for The Nets led 7 at halftime Las Angeles Quentin and never trailed in the second ' Richardson had 17 points half in the after shooting 93 Knicks 70 Pacers ' first half He finished Jermaine Q’ Neal had 27 " The victory was the Nets' points and i rebounds and fifth in seven road games this Ron Artesi added 2 points in season They've won only the Indiana g ' 7 Pacers’ two of seven at home 0 victory over the The Clippers closed within New York Knicks on Thiirs- ' 80-7- 5 (in Doug Overton’s ’day night The Pacers ( used aft layup midway through the fourth quarter But Kenyon ’'18-- 2 run in the third quarter Martin made two free throws to pull away for their seventh and hit a short jumper as the -- V straight victory V ' Nets opened the lead again Kurt Thomas had 2 points The Nets sealed the win by ' and nine rebounds for the ' Knicks who lost for the first tv gping 14:of-l-S from the free ' V throw line in the Anal 5: 1 3in four gampis New time ' New Jersey was ahead 72- 2 York wascomjng off'a 66 going into the fourth quar- - 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Eddie Gilniorc who has be place’ 1st will be a running bucks become eligible ' home" “Antonio Taylor is a ' is The coach said he pleased trenwndous athlete” Dcnnehy with the 'ypung kids" in the said "Eddie Gilmore will be ' a add to and program plans eligible in the spring and is a fair amount of junior college ' tremendous comer athletes to the mix in this “Our intent on the defensive ' 7side of the ball Would be to recruiting class With Cox's main target recruit two corners then two end Chris Cooley and his of the best players we caft find team-be- st 62 catches — gone We don't care whether they 7 the Aggies will focus on gel- are defensive linemen or line- backers We just want guys ' ting more speed at receiver ' that will be able to play and be Dcnnchy is happy to have better than what ive have" Raymond Hicks ( 1 3 catches) There is also the possibility' Barry Tolli (8 catches) Jerome 7 Eason (13 catches) and Tony that Bryan Jackson could get a ’ 7 medical Pcnnyman (10 catches) back hardship year and be X but wants a faster guy al the able to play next seiason The receiver spot senior safety injured his knee “We need more guys to on the first day of practice in stretch people more guys that August and didn't see any ' strike the fear of God in you time this year but has already because you don't know if you ' redshirted have as much speed to cover Dennchy said his staff will them” Dcnnehy said “That is definitely be looking ahead to a huge huge priority" 2005 when rcciuiting that's When asked about the quarwhen the Aggies join the terback position Dcnnehy feels Western Athletic Conference the four on the team right now “We’ve always tried to : will be sufficient Matt Crivello recruit the best players" Den-neh- y broke his collarbone at New said “We need help We Mexico and wtfehed the last need to upgrade our facilities seven games while redshirt That is a major concern Until freshman Bryan Black got we do we have to do it some time but struggled Travis (recruiting) on our good looks Cox will be back after having I was way more good looking the eighth-be- tf season by an before this damn season started than right now Aggie Leon Jackson win this year will join the The WAC will help us a ton without a question" competition this spring v' CUSTOMER 97-9- - 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