Sam, I am: Young Leads Pitt Over UConn

I just finished publishing my story about the Pitt and UConn game on HoopWriters. Here is a brief synopsis of the game:
In the hype before the game, everyone focused on Hasheem Thabeet and DeJuan Blair, the Big East’s top two heavyweights, but it was unheralded Sam Young that provided the marquee performance. On Senior Day at the Petersen Events Center, Young scored 31 points and added 10 rebounds as No.4 Pitt defeated No.1 UConn for the second time this year 70-60.

Young may be Pitt’s leading scorer on the year, the conference’s reigning Most Improved Player, a preseason All Conference Selection and last year’s Most Outstanding Player in the Big East Tournament, but it is his teammate, DeJuan Blair, that has been receiving the attention of late.

“Recently it seems that when I see a UConn jersey, my eyes start to light up,” Sam Young who scored 25 points against UConn on Feb. 16th said. “ I was very focused on this game. I got some good rest last night after getting a few shots up, and just came ready to play today.”

Pitt led by ten going into intermission 38-28. They survived a UConn run which cut Pitt’s lead to two, 52-50 with less than eight minutes to go. The Huskies, including Thabeet seemed to run out of energy, as Pitt scored at will in transition.