Sophomore forward Alex Oriakhi chipped in with 10 rebounds and eight points in UConn's 56-55 win over Kentucky in the Final Four on Saturday. Also important in the win was freshman guard Shabazz Napier (four points, four assists), who turned the flow of the game upon entry in the first half and helped harass Brandon Knight into a 6-for-23 shooting performance. Napier's reverse layup gave UConn a 54-48 lead with 2:28 remaining and he made the free throws that sealed the win with two seconds left.
Connecticut was a plus-1 in rebounding margin thanks to Oriakhi, Jeremy Lamb and Roscoe Smith, and they'll need more of the same on Monday night against Butler. But the Huskies did allow 15 offensive rebounds, something that cannot happen against the Bulldogs.