This one -- more of the same from the Huskies (30-8). The double-digit victory over Miami was UConn's closest win in five tournament games.
HOUSTON — UConn doled out another drama-free basketball beatdown Saturday, getting 21 points and 10 rebounds from Adama Sanogo to dispatch Miami 72-59 and move one win from the school’s fifth national title.most unexpected Final Four
On Monday in the title game, the Huskies will face San Diego State, which became the first team to hit a buzzer-beater while trailing in a Final Four game“They’re one of the best teams in the country,” UConn coach Dan Hurley said. “And I think it’s fitting that both of us kind of earned our way into this title game.”
Isaiah Wong led the ‘Canes with 15 points on 4-for-10 shooting. Harassed constantly by Sanogo, 7-foot-2 Donovan Clingan and the rest of Connecticut’s long-armed, rangy perimeter players, Miami, which came in with the nation’s fifth-best offense, shot 25% in the first half and 33.3% for the game.
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