This was never going to be easy. Not in Gampel. Not when UConn desperately needed a win. Not when it was 0-0, not when Xavier led by 17, not when the Huskies crowd carried them back in the second half. It didn’t get easier when Zach Freemantle fouled out. Xavier allowed an 11-1 run and a 16-7 run. Neither of those made it easier, either. At the end, though, it was the tougher team that remained standing at the end. Xavier went on the road and knocked out a team that people were touting as a national championship contender less than a month ago.
Xavier 82-79 UConn: Tough teams win tough games
