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No. 5 UConn Closing in on Big East Title
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February 14, 2007
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STORRS, Conn. - Renee Montgomery scored 20 points and No. 5 Connecticut moved a big step closer to its first regular-season Big East championship in three years with an 84-56 victory over No. 20 Louisville on Tuesday night.
Mel Thomas hit five 3-pointers and had 19 points for UConn (23-2, 12-0 Big East). Charde Houston also had 19 points and added eight steals, a career high.
Connecticut jumped on Louisville early, scoring the first 16 points of the game, while the Cardinals (22-4, 8-4) missed their first eight shots. Louisville didn't get on the board until Yuliya Tokova hit a put-back with 15:13 to go before intermission.
The Huskies led 28-8 midway through the half, before ...
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