By JIM O'CONNELL, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Shabazz Napier scored 26 points and Jeremy Lamb added 22 to lead Connecticut to its 13th straight postseason win, 71-67 in overtime over West Virginia on Wednesday in the second round of the Big East tournament.
The victory kept alive the hopes of a second straight Big East title for the Huskies (20-12), who won a record five games in as many days last year and then went on to win six more in earning the school's third national championship.
Kevin Jones had 25 points for the eighth-seeded Mountaineers (19-13), who were playing their last game as a member of the Big East. West Virginia leaves the conference for the Big 12 next season.
Ninth-seeded Connecticut will play top-seeded and second-ranked Syracuse in the quarterfinals Thursday.
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