The Huskies routed every opponent in last year’s NCAA tournament, then did it again with a largely different cast but the same maniacally driven head coach.
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UConn routed every opponent in last year’s NCAA tournament, then did it again with a largely different cast but the same maniacally driven head coach.
Finishing a job that the selection committee thought they were capable of when they were granted the No. 1 overall seed, the Connecticut Huskies cruised to the school’s sixth NCAA championship on Monday night, pulling away from the Purdue Boilermakers.
Zach Edey got his points for Purdue, but UConn’s perimeter defense limited the Boilermakers.
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After one of the most impressive seasons in the sport’s history, the Huskies are certainly “running” college basketball.
Everyone already wrote their “now they’re officially a blue blood” story a year ago, so there’s no point in rehashing that. Although the urge is understandable. Extracting new narratives from periods of sustained dominance is difficult.
No, this year’s storyline feels much simpler: The 2023-24 Connecticut Huskies are one of the greatest men’s college basketball teams of all-time.
Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies are back-to-back college basketball national champions.
Even with the greatness of Zach Edey, UConn crushed the Purdue Boilermakers, 75-60, to cap a dominant tournament run. As noted on the broadcast, UConn finished with the best point differential (+140) in tournament history — passing the 1996 Kentucky Wildcats’ mark at +126.
The Huskies finished with a 37-3 record en route to their repeat championship.
Tristen Newton scored 20 points for a balanced, fast-paced UConn attack that overwhelmed Purdue despite 37 from Zach Edey as the Huskies repeat as champs.
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