Let's make sure this is clear -- even if UConn had lost the game, it still would have won the Big East if it won Monday against Rutgers in Hartford.

With that in mind, it makes what the Huskies did tonight even more impressive. They could have given up, but didn't. With the wins at LSU and DePaul, the Huskies have lots to ride on going into Monday and beyond.

"We can take a sense fo confidence. We were in a hard enbvironment, down 17 points, and we managed to find a way to come back. I think if we're ina situauation in the tournament where it looks like there's no way we can win, we can always think back on these last couple of games and give us a sense of accomplishment -- we've done it before and we've done it again."