ALBANY, N.Y. -- A UConn masterpiece it was not. A relatively stress-free win it was. The Huskies are onto the Elite Eight will a businesslike, if not always pretty, 72-59 win over Duke in the second regional semifinal game in Albany.
UConn played at times as if it knew the outcome and just needed to figure the right sequence of steps to get there. The offense stumbled at times. Turnovers and too many missed open shots never make coach Geno Auriemma happy and more than once he turned his back on the court following a miscue, as if watching was the last thing he wanted to do.