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AUSTIN, Texas -- UConn guard Kemba Walker had certainly experienced better scoring days, but still there wasn't any doubt whose hands the ball would be in during the final seconds of overtime against Texas on Saturday afternoon.UConn coach Jim Calhoun had designed the perfect isolation play and Walker (photo right, in blue) had the desired one-on-one matchup against Dogus Balbay around the top of the key. All that was left was to clear out his own big man, Alex Oriakhi, from the lane.
If the frantic waving of his free hand didn't do it, the glare he sent Oriakhi's way did.
That was the opening the nation's leading scorer needed to drive on Balbay, get a little separation and pull up for the 18-foot fade-away jumper with five seconds remaining to send the No. 8 Huskies home with a big-time 82-81 overtime non-conference road win in front of 16,734 at the Erwin Center.
"It was a play for me to go one on one from the top on Balbay," Walker said of what ultimately became the game-sealing basket. "My teammates spread out and if I didn't have the shot I was going to kick it but I was fortunate to get a little bit of space and I made a shot."
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