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UConn, led by a career-high 29 points from Price, prevailed with an exciting 89-83 victory over No. 20 Villanova before 15,385 at the Xl Center (quick aside -- come on folks, not selling out for top 25 teams anymore? I know times are tough, but come on...).

"I just took what the defense gave me," Price said. "I was a product of what they gave me."

AJ was on fire throughout -- drilling 10 of 13 shots. Additional strong efforts by Jerome Dyson (19 pts) and Jeff Adrien (12 pts, 14 rbs) were just enough as the # 3 Huskies improve to 17-1 (6-1 Big East). The pesky Nova squad placed 5 guys in double figures, led by Dwayne Anderson's 15 -- they left Hartford still looking for that quality win to get them over the hump. Plenty of opportunites are still out there...As for Uconn, a trip to the Joyce Center is on the Horizon on Saturday night..

Dribbles...Ater Majok has been admitted to the University but will not play for Uconn until second semester next season, he is being deemed a partial qualifier, which the BE does not allow -- so clearly that is not the correct terminology, but thats what I am reading anyways...so next year we are adding three high quality forwards (all top 35 guys) and Majok will get a chance to beef up a bit...Wake lost last night, so a win on Saturday will have Connecticut up to # 2 in the polls on Monday...Calhoun on his trip for the Inauguration, "We got the tickets through a combination of everybody, we picked them up at Joe Lieberman's office. We were in the yellow section. There was one more section before being up on the Capitol steps. I saw Muhammad Ali and Magic Johnson up there. I was about two rows from Mariah Carey. Some of my players were wondering why I didn't bring them."...Jarrid Famous, a 6-11 forward Westchester Community College in Valhalla, N.Y, is on the radar as a possible Thabeet replacement, they will need someone as Mandeldove and Okwandu are not going to get it done alone...

be good, BD