UConn Wins Key National Matchup with Gonzaga- December 2008

Even a major snowstorm didn't keep us from making the trip to Seattle where the UConn Huskies played their first major competition of the season against Gonzaga. Billed as the Battle in Seattle, the game pitted the best from the NE against the best from the NW.

And it proved every bit what it promised. The Huskies jumped to a quick 13-2 lead. As they say, there's nothing better than the silence of the opposing team's fans when you go into their house and put an old fashion butt-whipping on them.

Even Jim Calhoun seemed pleased at this point...

But this was not to be. The home crowd came alive with a late first half Zags' run that closed the halftime UConn lead to a point. And the Zags continued their fine play in the second half opening up a 12 point lead with 10 minutes to play.

The refs took both big men out of the game making a number of questionable calls but A.J. Price began to take the game over making several clutch threes including the game tieing one with seconds on the clock.

I don't think we were alone in thinking that the Huskies were in good shape going into overtime. And so it was...the Huskies depth and experience, and their mental toughness proved too much for the Zags. Even Spike, the Gonzaga Bulldogs mascot had to concede that UConn was the best!

After the game, Susan posed with the Space Needle!

It was one of the best college games I've ever seen and made the 5-hour trip (usually 3 hours) through the driving snow and freezing rain worth it!