UConn will defend its title.
On Saturday, the No. 1-seeded Huskies superior to the 2024 males’s NCAA Nationwide Championship after defeating No. 4 Alabama, 86-72.
Following the victory, Huskies head coach Dan Hurley completely encapsulated what makes UConn so laborious to beat.
“The tradition. The preparation,” Hurley mentioned by way of SNY. “The dedication to each facet of the sport so we preserve ourselves as bulletproof as attainable on this match, which is tough. We make a tough match look straightforward. It is loopy.”
Alabama turned out to be arguably the hardest check of the match for UConn. Nonetheless, after a shaky first half, the Huskies stayed the course within the second, ultimately overwhelming the Crimson Tide.
UConn led by solely 4 at halftime, 44-40, however turned up the stress on the offensive and defensive ends en path to a 14-point victory. Alabama refused to go away down the stretch, however the methodical tempo the Huskies have turn into recognized for turned the tide late.
With the sport tied at 56-56 with 12:44 remaining within the second half, UConn went on a 30-16 run, punching its ticket to the title sport.
On the offensive finish, all 5 UConn starters completed in double figures, with guard Stephon Fortress main the best way with 21, adopted by heart Donovan Clingan (18), guard Cam Spencer (14), ahead Alex Karaban (14) and guard Tristen Netwon (12).
On the defensive finish, the Huskies refocused after letting Alabama run wild early. The Crimson Tide shot a sturdy 72.7% from past the arc within the first half however have been held to solely 3-of-12 taking pictures from three the remainder of the best way.
UConn has been dominant throughout its match run, successful their 5 video games by a mean of 26 factors. On Monday night time in opposition to fellow No. 1 Purdue, they’ll look to construct on that dominance with a historic title win, aiming to be the primary males’s back-to-back champion because the 2006-2007 Florida Gators.
