Comment before, during and after as is the custom.

HALFTIME UPDATE: Pitt losing 34-43

Not sure why Dixon got the tech. Rudy Gay is unstoppable — driving, pulling up, he’s just on. UConn is tremendous on the mid-range to deep jumpers. Everything inside the arc, but shots that are not exactly easy.

Gray playing a great game. Krauser not necessarily scoring, but his penetration is a problem for UConn. Graves is just looking sloppy.

UConn has been able to dictate the pace. They can move the ball upcourt so fast. Their guys inside leap and block so well it is disturbing.

I still have hope, just because I don’t see UConn shooting as well the entire game. Only thing that has me nervous. That bizarre score at the beginning where Gray and DeGroat somehow knocked the ball up and in for UConn on a rebound. Then later another strange tip just fell for UConn. When those happen, it isn’t always that good.

FINAL UPDATE: UConn wins 80-76.

Pitt got their kind of game going in the second half, with one major exception. The inability to knock down 3s. 2-19 just will not get it done. I mean, Pitt hit the foul shots. Battled inside, against superior overall size. Really picked up the defense in the second half to not let Gay get the uncontested baskets. or mid-range jumper

Frustrated, because Pitt had chances to snatch this one away.