BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Turns out, Jim Calhoun left Connecticut in good hands.
With Calhoun watching from the stands, the Huskies continued their winning NCAA tournament tradition thanks to a hold-over player in senior guard Shabazz Napier and a new coach, Kevin Ollie.
Napier shook off several misses - including a 3-point attempt at the second-half buzzer - to score nine of his 24 points in overtime in UConn's 89-81 win over Saint Joseph's in the second round of the tournament on Thursday night. It came in Ollie's tournament debut behind the bench, two years after health issues forced Calhoun to step down, and a year after the Huskies were barred from postseason play because of academic sanctions.
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