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Publication: The Daily Campus, University of Connecticut, Storrs CT.
HARTFORD -- It was the type of game that UConn head coach Kevin Ollie warned fans about Wednesday afternoon. Ollie said fans shouldn't expect a game of style and that it would probably come down to the last possession.
He was right. Pretty much spot on.
Trailing 55-57 with 15 seconds left, Cincinnati's Gary Clark drove in the lane and made a tough basket, and in the process got fouled by freshman Jalen Adams. Clark made the free throw to put the Bearcats up by one with 10.2 seconds left.
The Huskies had multiple looks at a game-winner, but Sterling Gibbs' shot in the lane missed. Shonn Miller soared in and grabbed an offensive rebound but his put back didn't go. The ball was tipped out past the three-point line and Adams' fade away heave at the buzzer from a few feet behind the line bounced off the rim.
Cincinnati squeaked out a 58-57 win over the Huskies in front of 13,242 fans at the XL Center.
"It was another game...us and Cincinnati...last possession," Ollie said. "We were 1 for 11 our last shots and we just didn't do it at the end."
Both teams struggled down the stretch.
Adams made a layup with 1:44 left put the Huskies up 57-53, ending...