With a victory against the Miami Hurricanes in the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four on Saturday (72-59), the UConn Huskies guaranteed their place in the title game. The Huskies’ first national championship game since 2014 will take place in this one.
UConn quickly opened up a 9-0 lead in the opening five minutes of the contest. Miami made an effort to reduce the deficit, but they were unable. The first half ended with a 37-24 advantage for UConn thanks to a three-pointer by Alex Karaban at the buzzer.
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UConn maintained their impressive play in the second half, extending their lead to 20 points before Miami tried to rally. Miami once more cut the margin to 10 points, but UConn picked up their pace.
This way the UConn punches ticket to NCAA championship game.
Adama Sanogo, a centre for UConn, played an outstanding game and recorded a game-high 21 points and 10 rebounds while fasting Ramadan and consuming oranges and coconut water before to the game. Jordan Hawkins, a guard who was questionable to participate because of a non-Covid sickness, scored 13 points.
Dan Hurley, the team’s head coach, said, “I’m just thrilled I was able to recruit the appropriate sort of individuals to put me in this position.” He credited the players and coaching staff for the team’s success.
Lamont Butler’s last-second pull-up jumper gave the No. 5 San Diego State Aztecs a 72-71 victory against the No. 9 Florida Atlantic Owls in the other semifinal game, advancing them to their first NCAA championship game.
On Monday night at NRG Stadium in Houston, UConn will play San Diego State in the final game in an effort to win their fifth national championship.
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/.
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