When a Connecticut guard has a game in Madison Square Garden like Shabazz Napier did Friday night, there is only one name he can be compared to: Kemba Walker.
Napier, who scored 27 points and dominated the 18th-ranked Huskies' 59-58 victory over Indiana in the championship game of the 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Wounded Warrior Project, was more than happy to hear Walker's name come up.
"Of course I do," said Napier, a key reserve on the 2011 national championship team that Walker starred on. "That's my big brother. I try to emulate everything that he does."
Napier, the tournament MVP, was 10 of 14 from the field, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range. He was the only double-figure scorer for the Huskies, but he struggled from the free throw line (3 of 7) and had seven turnovers.