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Article: Free throws come with a cost: Misses equal losses in Big East
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- New Haven Register
- Article date:
- February 21, 2006
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Marcus Williams had just swished two free throws when he strolled
to the foul line for another 1-and-1 and a chance to clinch
Saturday's win over West Virginia with 26.8 seconds remaining. Coach
Jim Calhoun wants the ball in Williams' hands in the clutch
situations because he makes wise decisions and he makes free throws.
Most of the time. The University of Connecticut men's basketball team
has a habit of making tight games even tighter by misfiring from the
stripe. The Huskies missed four straight free throws, including the
front ends of two 1-and-1s, to close out a five-point loss to
Villanova last week.
And against West Virginia, even the normally reliable Williams, a
junior point guard ...