The Huskies still have a lot of work to do, but last night’s big win over #7 West Virginia (73-62) puts UConn at 17-11 and 7-8 in the Big East. When Jim Calhoun rejoined the team after his three-week medical leave, they were 14-10 and 4-7 in the conference. After a 12-point loss to Cincinnati in his first game back, they’ve run off three straight, including wins over #3 Villanova and #7 West Virginia.

With Monday night’s win, Joe Lunardi bumped the Huskies up to his “last four in” list. However, the NCAA committee doesn’t often take teams that are sub-.500 in conference, so UConn needs to win at least two of its last three games — vs. LOU, @ ND, @ USF — to finish at least 9-9, and none of those teams are pushovers.

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