SOUTHEAST REGIONAL

* Connecticut, which looked almost bored during the second half of its 68-59 first-round victory over Colgate, better not blink against Eastern Michigan. The Huskies probably won’t have quick guard Ricky Moore, who handled Georgetown’s Allen Iverson last week but injured his shoulder Thursday, to check 5-foot-5 Eagle point guard Earl Boykins, who destroyed Duke’s guards in Eastern Michigan’s 75-60 victory Thursday.

* Mississippi State committed 20 turnovers and shot only 40.7% in an ugly first-round victory over Virginia Commonwealth. But the Bulldogs got by on superior talent and creative scoring by guard Darryl Wilson. Does that sound like a team ready to handle Princeton, which defeated UCLA despite shooting 37% from the field? Are you ready for a Princeton-Connecticut regional semifinal? “It just goes to show that you can’t just come out and show up,” Connecticut center Travis Knight said. “The UCLA guys, they’re going home, their season is over. The sum is definitely bigger than the parts. If you play together as a team, you can overcome deficiencies in talent.”