Kemba Walker scored 36 points to lead UConn to a 74-67 win over San Diego State. Walker scored 22 of his 36 points in the second half.

A number of different Aztecs tried to guard Walker.

“We were going to vary who guarded him, go with Chase (Tapley) to start with either fatigue or success by Walker…We had it planned all along that Billy (White) was going to guard him for a good portion of the game,” SDSU coach Steve Fisher said. “But it didn’t matter who was guarding him, he was pretty effective today.”

Walker did all he did after missing his first four shots. Calhoun was asked if the other Huskies every worry when Walker starts slowly.

“He’s a friend. They love him but they follow him,” Calhoun said. “If he misses they don’t worry about that. They really don’t. They believe in him as much as I do.”