UConn received its sixth nationwide championship in program historical past and second in a row on Monday night time as the No. 1 seed Huskies beat No. 1 seed Purdue 75-60 inside State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
The victory marked UConn’s twelfth straight double-digit win in NCAA Event motion, a streak of historic dominance that dates again to the start of final yr’s event.
The Huskies are the primary group to repeat as school basketball’s nationwide champion since Florida did it in 2006 and 2007. UConn is now tied with North Carolina for third for many nationwide championships behind solely Kentucky (8) and UCLA (11).
Purdue held serve early behind a heavy dose of two-time Naismith Award winner Zach Edey, however the Boilermakers could not preserve tempo because the Huskies took away their perimeter punch.
Purdue entered ranked No. 2 nationally in 3-point taking pictures share at 40.6%. The Boilermakers averaged 8.3 makes per sport from past the arc on 20.6 makes an attempt. However the Huskies defended the 3-point line like hawks, limiting Purdue’s makes an attempt from past the arc.
On the inside, UConn relied closely on 7-foot-2 middle Donovan Clingan to defend the 7-4 Edey who closed his profession with an enormous offensive night time, his effectivity waned after a 6 of 9 begin.
The end result denied Purdue its first-ever nationwide title and marked a disappointing finish to an in any other case profitable redemption tour. After dropping to No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson within the first spherical of final yr’s Massive Dance, the Boilermakers adopted up with their first Last 4 journey since 1980 and first title sport look since 1969.
Ultimately, UConn’s systematic dominance carried the day, because the Huskies left little question over who the most effective group was in school basketball through the 2023-24 season.
— Initially printed by CBS Sports activities, written by David Cobb & Cameron Salerno.
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