STORRS, Conn. — When UConn hit the court in its NCAA Tournament opener, there were times when the game resembled a track meet instead of a basketball contest.
Jana El Alfy had the first of UConn’s NCAA Tournament program record 13 blocked shots just 44 seconds into the game. It was a sign of things to come.
By the end of the first quarter, the Huskies had seven steals and five blocked shots. The 41 fast-break points and 34 points off 20 Arkansas State turnovers told the story of the Huskies’ first-round blowout with the Huskies winning 103-34 in a game when no player was on the court for more than 22 minutes.