UConn

You're not supposed to be able to TKO every opponent en route to the title game during this era of college hoops.

I hope my jinxing of the Huskies has been sufficient because I’d love to be wrong. The rest of the field has flatlined no less than 15 times and required multiple charges from a defibrillator to be resuscitated. In this backward, bizarro era of college basketball, no one is supposed to stroll through the tourney with a standing heart rate of 60. They’re talented, but the level of execution has been off the charts. No opponent has been able to stay within single digits of the Huskies. I’d be remiss not to mention Tristen Newton who brought up the ball with poise and made the smart passes despite being hounded full-court by athletic Hurricane guards most of the second half.

The Huskies are seeking their fifth title in program history. Connecticut guard Tristen Newton celebrates after scoring against Miami during the first half of a ...

Pack finished with eight points, and Jordan Miller, who hit all 20 shots he took from the floor and the line in Miami’s Elite Eight win, went 4 for 10 for 11 points. “I just love the way we guarded them. The Huskies are the sixth team since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985 to reach the title game with five straight double-digit victories. It’s an impressive list of behemoths with a knack for closing: Four of the first five went on to win the championship. “And I think it’s fitting that both of us kind of earned our way into this title game.” Against fifth-seeded Miami, they were the best team on the court from beginning to end.

Adama Sanogo, who came to the U.S. at 15 speaking on English, has made a name for himself in America as one a dominant NCAA Tournament player.

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HOUSTON — A graceful and balanced offense lifted Miami to a share of the ACC's regular-season title and subsequent conquests of the Midwest Region's Nos.

(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez) LSU won 79-72 to advance to the championship game on Sunday. Meanwhile, Miami (29-8) savors its first Final Four, a run that included victories over top-seeded Houston, No. Coach Brian Dutcher’s crew ranks fourth nationally in defensive efficiency, boasts abundant confidence and has UConn-like depth and size. You could actually see him flinch at the rim. They have pressured each of their five tournament opponents — Iona, Saint Mary’s, Arkansas, Gonzaga and Miami — into sub-40% shooting. UConn will play, statistically, one of its few defensive peers for the national championship Monday night in San Diego State. And rest assured, the margin could have been greater. In all those decades, no team had advanced to the tournament final by winning each of its five games by at least 15 points. 1, 2 and 4 seeds.

Miami's Poor Shooting and Rebounding Lead to 72-59 loss to UConn ... Connecticut's size and Miami's inability to make shots were the difference in the Hurricanes' ...

The UConn men's basketball team will take on San Diego State in the NCAA Tournament national championship game Monday night (9:20 p.m. CBS).

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Lamont Butler hit the biggest shot in San Diego State history on Saturday, putting the Aztecs in the national championship game for the first time.

San Diego State was fourth in the KenPom.com defensive efficiency ratings while winning 27 games during the regular season. San Diego State shut down four straight NCAA Tournament opponents and leaned on its D in the second half to overcome a 14-point deficit to ruin Florida Atlantic’s first Final Four. Fisher had built San Diego State into a mid-major power, leading them to six straight NCAA Tournaments. “And I think we experienced everything in that month of January, it’s a battle-tested team.” Baylor did the same thing to Gonzaga in the 2021 national title game, bullying the Zags two days after Jalen Suggs’ miracle shot. “We keep putting our foot on their neck.

The NCAA men's basketball title will be awarded Monday night, as the No. 4 UConn Huskies seek to wrap up a dominant tourney run against the No. 5 San ...

[ NCAA basketball odds ](https://online.northstarbets.ca/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTQwNDE1JnA9MTgyNTg%3D) as of 2:10 p.m. Florida Atlantic hung 71 points on SDSU, and we expect at least that much scoring from UConn. The pregame narrative: UConn has crushed each of its March Madness opponents by a double-digit margin, and a similar fate could be coming for SDSU. 4 UConn Huskies seek to wrap up a dominant tourney run against the No. [ Best Bet ](https://online.northstarbets.ca/page?key=ej0xMzUyODU0NyZsPTEzNTI4NTQzJnA9MTQ5OTc%3D&utm_source=thestar&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=NorthStarBetsawareness2022_NorthStarBets__&utm_content=custom/tracking_textlink): UConn -7.5 (-112) The NCAA men’s basketball title will be awarded Monday night, as the No.

The 2023 NCAA Tournament did not disappoint, as it gave true meaning to the phrase March Madness. That extended into Saturday's Final Four, ...

Just one more game before March Madness comes to an end with the Huskies and Aztecs competing for the men's NCAA tournament title.

Christmas with Connecticut may not be coming Monday night for the No. 5 seed Aztecs (32-6), who never ventured past the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament before ...

UConn can become a No. He came in averaging 17.3 points in the NCAA Tournament and hitting 51 percent from 3-point range. “We’ve been very elite, taking away match-ups, rebounding the ball, getting out in transition, playing to our strengths.” The effort that these guys gave defensively was unbelievable,” he said. It fell behind by 20 in the second half and was never within single digits after the 11:04 mark of the second half. 2 in the nation in scoring margin at 14.4. -W No. UConn came to this generic Final Four as the best seed at No. Its March Madness work sheet is void of any Madness: Even though, the Huskies are in their first Final Four since 2014 when they won their last national crown. Christmas with Connecticut may not be coming Monday night for the No. The UConn Huskies (30-8) are waiting as 7-to-8 point favorites in the NCAA college basketball national championship game Monday (9:20 p.m., CBS).

STORRS, Conn. (WTNH) — It's been a March Madness full of Cinderella stories — and bracket busters. This year was the first Final Four ever without any of ...

HOUSTON (AP) — Ask some college sports fans what they think of when the name “UConn” comes up and the first probably isn't the men's basketball progra...

Same thing last year, but Hurley took a close look in the mirror, and at his program, then went about beefing up his offense in the transfer portal. They’ve also reached the Final Four five times since their last title in 2016 and advanced to the championship game last season before falling to South Carolina. “And we really do have to look up to it … Coach Kevin Ollie was at the men’s helm during that 2014 championship season after taking over for Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun in 2012. And yet, they’d still have less than half of what coach Geno Auriemma has racked up in the women’s game. The women won four straight titles — 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

The UConn Huskies have been the most dominant team in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Danny Hurley's team is one victory over the San Diego State ...

SDSU's leading scorer has had more than 20 points in three of the last 18 games. AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. The Huskies can still win if Sanogo goes for 15 points and eight rebounds or a stat line similar to that. Despite its size, San Diego State has not had a significant edge in rebounds in its last three games. Matt Bradley, who scored 21 points Saturday, is the team's leading scorer at 12.7 points per game. Its top point scorer had 21 points in all three of those occurrences. Jordan Hawkins and Andre Jackson could take over the contest, and that might limit Sanogo's point production. The Aztecs won consecutive one-point games at the free-throw line and on a buzzer-beater to reach the title game. It has been an underdog on the point spread just three times since December 1. Monday's over/under is affected by San Diego State's defensive efficiency. Each of UConn's last two games had over/unders above 145. SDSU had a one-board edge over FAU and was tied with the Creighton Bluejays in that category in the Elite Eight.

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[Darrion Trammell](https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/player/darrion-trammell-NgwdTEMTRn2h5Poo/) has also had flashes of brilliance, like his 21-point outing in the Aztecs’ Sweet 16 upset of [Alabama](https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/alabama-crimson-tide-college-basketball/), the tournament’s No. [Adama Sanogo](https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/player/adama-sanogo-aFLJpldQUy0mbCNC/) is an interior force, [Jordan Hawkins](https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/player/jordan-hawkins-gK1S52lYq0yWOows/) may be the most devastating off-ball scorer in the country and Dan Hurley’s group seems to always get timely shotmaking from [Tristen Newton](https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/player/tristen-newton-ROlCDW9sG2Cz3Blf/) and [Alex Karaban](https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/player/alex-karaban-a8Om17D1ndvXz161/), or defense from Andre Jackson and [Donovan Clingan](https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/player/donovan-clingan-YNswMDuRYddaMhk0/), in big moments. [Matt Bradley](https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/player/matt-bradley-WCan9R9N7ilAdTtI/) — who led the team in scoring during the regular season but scored eight total points on 3-for-17 shooting in the previous two rounds — broke out with 21 points and four made 3-pointers. That matchup came in the Sweet 16 of the 2011 NCAA Tournament, when a three-seeded Connecticut team spearheaded by Kemba Walker took down the second-seeded, Kawhi Leonard-led Aztecs 74-67 en route to the [Huskies’](https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/houston-baptist-huskies-college-basketball/) third ever national title. [Huskies](https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/washington-huskies-college-basketball/) have all three in droves. San Diego State also has a tangible identity and it starts at the defensive end, where they rank fourth in the country in adjusted efficiency.

HOUSTON (AP) — Dan Hurley knew in the wake of a first-round loss in the NCAA Tournament last year that his Connecticut team had to find more perimeter...

They made that super clear to where it was almost a no-brainer to choose the school.” not just a point guard, a point guard that can shoot the ball, a point guard that can score, or play-make,” Alleyne said. “Just guys who were going to expand the paint for Adama to work in there and drag guys out so he has more room to operate. “Not this idea of a point guard, but it was Darrion Trammell that they needed. He’s averaging 7.6 points and shooting 36% from 3 as a key reserve with San Diego State in its first Final Four. The core was intact with big man Adama Sanogo along with guard Jordan Hawkins and Andre Jackson Jr.; it was just a matter of who played with them. Trammell has started all but one game this season, averaging 9.7 points with the capability of playing either guard position. “When I came on my visit, he definitely mentioned they need some lights-out shooters from the perimeter,” Calcaterra said. These days, the older teams that get here are likely featuring players brought in after racking up years of experience and reps on other rosters. “I feel like they don’t just look for a point guard or shooting guard. ”They needed some more people here for the defensive style and 3-point shooting, and they went to go get us. The sport is two seasons into the portal era, allowing players the one-time exception to move freely to another school without sitting out the year-in-residence requirement that for so long was part of the deal.

So far the Huskies have stormed through the NCAA tournament unchallenged. Only a few teams before them can say the same.