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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: March 22, 2009

PHILADELPHIA - Jim Calhoun and UConn are both back in familiar spots.

Calhoun returned to his regular seat on the bench and led the Huskies to another berth in the round of 16.

A.J. Price scored 27 points, Jeff Adrien had 23 and Connecticut dominated Texas A&M from the opening tip in a 92-66 victory on Saturday, putting the Huskies in the round of 16 for the 12th time under their Hall of Fame coach.

"Are we special yet?" Calhoun said. "A couple of wins from now, we're going to have an idea."

After getting treatment for dehydration and missing Connecticut's first-round game, Calhoun came back and never had to worry. The Huskies scored the first 10 points and kept pulling away for their second straight NCAA blowout.
Stanley Robinson had 12 points for the top-seeded Huskies (29-4), who will play Purdue in the West Region semifinals in Glendale, Ariz.

How's this for a possible omen of what's ahead for UConn? The 1999 and 2004 national championships both went through the Phoenix area and Calhoun missed a game in each tournament because of illness.

"We think that we're going to be there every year and we aspire to do that," Calhoun said.

Bryan Davis and Donald Sloan led overmatched Texas A&M with 12 points. The ninth-seeded Aggies (24-10) were knocked out by the top seed in the second round for the second straight tournament.

The Associated Press

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