Poppin' a live cap in yo' ass: UConn 3/1

2:01 - 79-71 UConn. It was close...But not close enough. See you guys on Monday for Pitt.

2:00 - That'll do it. If we hadn't shat the bed in the first half, we probably could have pulled this off. Shooting 35% in the first 20 minutes can do that.

1:57 - I think that's it...41 seconds left, Thabeet's shooting 2. Makes 1.

1:55 - Foul on Ruoff. 2 shots, only 1 made. Alexander with the rebound and 2 more points in transition. WVU foul, Austrie makes 1.

1:54 - 74-67 with 1:33 left. Gotta pick it up here.

1:52 - We're blowing it again...Bright spot though - WVU steal, UConn foul. Alexander shoots 2.

1:50 - 3:10 left. Alexander makes both free throws...Need some defensive emotion now.

1:48 - Whoaaaaa. You can't start with all that cheese in a stuffed crust pizza. You gotta build your way up. Second slice - straight for the cheese.

1:47 - UConn 3. Fuck. UConn foul in transition, Alexander will shoot 2.

1:44 - Flowers with the rebound and fast break - the layup is swatted away but it's a GOALLLLLTENDDDD. 2 more for WVU and Flowers. Timeout UConn. We're 54% from the field in the 2nd half so far. WVU 26-12 run. 66-63 UConn.

1:43 - Alexander with another layup for 26 points. He and Flowers are pwning this game.

1:42 - Nichols steal, pass to Flowers, easy layup. +2.

1:41 - could have been an awesome Huggyball alley-oop. Messed up though. Flowers with another defensive rebound, passes to Alexander for 3 more. 64-57, 7-0 WVU run.

1:37 - Switched to 2-3 zone. WVU rebound, Flowers recovery. Adrian picks up the foul for UConn - apparently you can't bearhug people on the other team in basketball.

1:35 - Flowers 3-pointer. I likeeeee. 64-53 UConn. NICE defense and steal...Flowers gets it again and takes it downcourt for 2 more.

1:33 - Looks like we switched to triangle-and-two defense: Alexander with a steal and a hella wicked dunk for 2 more dub-v points.

1:31 - Man we're unathletic. At least Ruoff drained a 3 for some instant emotion.

1:30 - Ruoff misses both free throws. EPIC FAIL. 3-pointer for UConn in transition.

1:27 - Ruoff takes it to the houseeeeee but misses. UConn foul - TV timeout. 57-43.

1:25 - Emosh block by Flowers, who just came in off the bench. Check Plus.

1:23 - WVU rebound, 2 transition points! 2-0 WVU run.

1:22 - UConn foul: Smith makes 1/2 free throws..

1:21 - And 1. 54-39 UConn.

1:17 - WVU rebound! Hopefully it was captured on tape. Unfortunately the resulting shot was blocked by Thabeet and taken back down the court for a basket and WVU foul.

1:13 - Nice slashing by Darris Nichols. 49-37 UConn...don't want to jinx anything, but - comeback?

1:11 - Smalligan airball. Emosh, but not surprising. He's 20% from behind the arc this year. And he just got another foul for being slow and unathletic - that's his 4th.

1:11 - Great block and rebound by Alexander. It's crazy to see tinges of athleticism on this team.

1:09 - An audible "OH SHIT" makes it onto the broadcast. My guess is it was Johnnie West stubbing his toe on the bench.

1:08 - Another UConn 3. All of a sudden it's 48-31.

1:07 - 15 seconds into the 2nd half, UConn 3-pointer. Great start.

12: 49 - Halftime. 42-29 UConn. Eh, it could definitely be worse.

12:48 - Man, I miss making fun of Charlie Villanueva's complete and utter lack of hair.

12:48 - Scrappinnnnn. Mazulla comes up with the ball underneath the pile - that's hustle.

12:47 - Baseline violation that's called traveling by the commentators. What is this, ameteur hour?

12:46 - Small feature on Calhoun's accomplishments. What they fail to mention is that it takes him a solid 15 minutes to pee.

12:45 - Sirrrrrr Wellington...Lookin good, bud.

12:44 - Another missed field goal and rebound attempt for WVU. This game is starting to take on shades of Villanova.

12:42 - Requesite shot of kid eating cotton candy with "Sweet Caroline" playing in the background. New England is a super place.

12:40 - Emosh Butler fast break. First points in transition for WVU: noish. TV timeout, 37-23 UConn.

12:39 - UConn 3. 37-21. It's starting to look bad. Another missed WVU rebound: starting to look really bad.

12:38 - Missed Smalligan 3-pointer. Dagger. RIDIC block by Wellington Smith makes up for it. Thought D'Or fisher was back for a second there.

12:36 - UConn basket, 11-2 run. Timeout Huggs. DAGGERRRRRR. PS: UConn's pep band is awful.

12:35 - Missed mountaineer rebound. Results in a UConn 3-pointer. 32-21 UConn.

12:34 - Missed mountaineer rebound. Results in a UConn foul down the court - at least no points were involved.

12:31 - Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers. Alexander appears fatigued; he just totally tanked grabbing a loose ball. UConn foul - TV timeout.

12:30 - BOX OUT. JESUS CHRIST. 29-19 Uconn.

12:28 - Embarrassing turnover, our 4th of the game. Also, Robinson just drained what should have been a 3 with 7-foot Smalligan all up in his grill. Athleticism: I has it.

12: 26 - Comment by the color guy on how terrible we are on the inside. Great insight, genius.

12:25 - "It's like he's got a turbo pack on his back." - MASN guy on Stanley Robinson. All up in the face of Wellington Smith. It;s starting to get ridiculous here.

12:23 - Butler free throws. Makes both of em - at least somebody on the team can. Woooo.

12:21 - 10-0 Uconn run. Dagger. All of a sudden it's 21-15. TV timeout.

12:20 - These MASN commentators are real assheads. Mountaineer turnover.

12:18 - SEND IT IN, JOE. Emosh Alexander dunk, 15-all.

12: 17 - Smalligan brick. FAIL.

12:17 - Ruoff with a 3 - 6 points yaaaaaaaa. If he keeps doing that, we've got a chance. 13-all.

12:16 - Smalligan takes a Thabeet elbow to the domepiece. Luckily, he does appear to have lost any more hair.

12:16 - God dammit Huggs...Enough of that ridiculous pullover. You look like a bum. I guess it's better than that gold suit, though - I hear you have to poke a hole in a shoebox to look at him when he wears that thing.

12:15 - apparently Huggy and Prostate Calhoun both have 22 20-win seasons each. Noish.

Technical difficulties seem to be plaguing FKP lately - the time is now 12:14 and I just got to a functional computer. Let's get to it.