Speechless, really. That was supposed to be a blowout loss. Definitely learned some things today. The bench is deeper than we thought. Dean can be a factor. Bamisile and Bishop do not have to carry the team. Our halfcourt help defense was stellar. And there was strategy: fouling the post and lots of ball pressure. Wow.

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Really liked how the bench performed. Energy, spirit, and OMG rebounding. Best win in years! Amazing.

Have to give JC and staff credit when deserved .  Hard to believe  they held it together after that start. They showed a lot today. Maybe something good brewing?

Will elaborate later.
But may well have been our best coached game ever in the last 30 or so minutes,including not only the coach making the most of  a tough physical matchup, but also someone new in his ear, helping.
And only possible with Hunter Dean playing out of his mind,despite a twin towers challenge and questionable calls.

Great work!!!!

We won in the clutch. Wonderful ending, and it was done against a good team on their home court in front of a national audience. Best win in years. 

KenPom was 84, about 200 spots ahead of us.  On the road, that is a titanic upset. 

Someone noted above, odds were 1.8%

Hunter Dean A10 player of the week? I am only half kidding.  

Great comeback win! Keep hope alive!

But I beg to differ that this was JC's best coached game. It just worked out because we executed and URI shot terribly at the foul line. Some of you are so outcome determinative it isn't funny. We win  - great coaching job. We lose - terrible coaching job. Let me ask you this if JC coached exactly the same way but URI hit 3 more free throws do you really believe anyone would be here praising the coach?

JC is the same guy all the time. He can coach. The key is whether he gets execution for his sets and whether we guard and rebound. Good players make coaches look smart! Today they made him look smart. This past Wednesday, not so much.

That said, props to Hunter Dean. This Hunter Dean we can work with. Hopefully this is the building block for him to be a guy who can regularly give 8-12 points per game and 7-10 rebounds.

Also, as an aside, couldn't be happier that the Mitchell twins tanked the game at line. Don't usually root against any kids but if you know some of their history that was justice! 

As rough as this season, JC has now done something for a second time that MoJo never accomplished - beat a top 100 team on the road!

URI’s worst loss (per KenPom) in 10 years.   Nelson Muntz says “Ha ha”