The Huskies, leading by just three points with three minutes left, averted a Big East upset with a 63-56 victory over Providence last night.
Hamilton, who led Connecticut with a 22.5 average, was held to just four points on 2-for-13 shooting. And Calhoun was charged with the three technicals in the second half - the last two leading to four free throws by Jamel Thomas that tied the score 47-47 with 8:47 to go.
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| AP PHOTO Connecticut's Souleymane Wane dunks over a Providence player en route to the Huskies 63-56 victory yesterday. The ninth-ranked Huskies upped their record to 18-3 with the victory. |
Kevin Freeman scored 17 points for Connecticut (8-2 Big East, 18-3 overall), while Jake Voskuhl added 10.
Only five players scored for Providence (3-6, 8-10). Thomas had 26 and Erron Maxey added 16 as they accounted for 42 of their team's 56 points.
Kentucky 63, Vanderbilt 61: Nazr Mohammad, who spent much of the game on the bench in foul trouble, flipped the ball in off the backboard as time expired to give No. 7 Kentucky a 63-61 victory over Vanderbilt on last night.
Drew Maddux hit a high-arching 3-pointer with 4.4 seconds left, tying the game for the 13th time at 61-61. But Jeff Sheppard passed the ball to Mohammad in the forecourt. The 6-foot-10 junior center started to drive, looked at the clock and then flipped the ball in off the glass for the game-winning shot.
Referee Gerald Boudreaux called the shot good. Vanderbilt coach Jan van Breda Kolff walked over to the officials on the sideline and started complaining.
Vandy players refused to leave the floor, and Maddux tossed the ball up in the air as the Wildcats headed for the locker room.
Sheppard led Kentucky with 20 points, while Scott Padgett added 12 and Jamaal Magloire 11. Mohammad, who played only one minute, finished with eight points.
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