In the post game presser Andy Enfield seemed to think his team wore down late in the game and really missed the guard in their rotation who did not play. Anyway this is what depth does, it wears opposing teams down late in games so that they have trouble making shots and plays. He pointed to the 3-19 on 3s, many wide open, and Carlton and Whaley crashing the O-boards against the USC zone, as the main reasons why USC lost, although he loved the way his team played zone D in the second half.
UConn's 42-31 rebounding victory is the single most impressive stat coming out of this game. It tells me that the days of UConn getting consistently beaten on the boards by better teams is OVER.