UConn men advance to Elite Eight with 82-52 win over San Diego State
UConn men’s basketball is advancing to the next round of the NCAA Tournament with an impressive win over San Diego State. It’s the largest margin of victory in the Sweet 16 since 2017 – with a 82-52 score. “Just a great group of guys,” head coach Dan Hurley said after the game. “They defend, they rebound, they play great offense.”… UConn men's basketball advanced to the next round of the NCAA Tournament with a win over San Diego State, marking the largest margin of victory in the Sweet 16 since 2017. The Huskies, who beat all their opponents in the previous year, have been winning their first two tournament games by an average of 28 points. This victory was the second consecutive year that UConn and San Diego faced each other in the tournament. The team is currently led by guard Tristen Newton and big man Donovan Clingan, with the Aztecs scoring 13 of 27 3-pointers in their 85-57 win against Yale.
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UConn men's basketball is advancing to the next round of the NCAA Tournament with an impressive win over San Diego State.
It's the largest margin of victory in the Sweet 16 since 2017 - with a 82-52 score.
"Just a great group of guys," head coach Dan Hurley said after the game. "They defend, they rebound, they play great offense."
The UConn Huskies pretty much wrecked every team they faced in the NCAA Tournament on the way to last year’s championship and the first two games this March Madness look awfully familiar.
A year ago, the Aztecs went from the ecstasy of Lamont Butler's buzzer-beating jumper against FAU in a national semifinal game — one of the most thrilling moments in San Diego sports history — to the pain of a 76-59 loss to UConn in the national championship game. The Huskies built a double-digit lead in the first half before the Aztecs cut the lead to five points with about five minutes to go, only to watch the Huskies pull away again.
Tonight's game was the second consecutive year that UConn and the Aztecs faced off in the tournament.
Last year, the Aztecs were a No. 5 seed and beat 12th-seeded College of Charleston in the first round and 13th-seeded Furman in the second round before upsetting No. 1 seed Alabama in the Sweet 16.
This year, they’re on the same path, at least heading into the fourth Sweet 16 in program history. They beat 12th-seeded UAB in the first round and then routed 13th-seeded Yale in the second round in arguably their best game of the season.
It's just that UConn has won its first two tournament games by an average of 28 points.
UConn lost Adama Sanogo, Jordan Hawkins and Andre Jackson Jr. to the NBA from last year's championship team. But this year's team is a balanced and focused group and has looked even more dominant as it attempts to become the first program to repeat as NCAA champion since Florida in 2007.
The Huskies are led by guard Tristen Newton and big man Donovan Clingan, who stands 7 foot 2 and weighs 280 pounds.
The Aztecs made 13 of 27 3-pointers in their 85-57 win against Yale. The Huskies have depth behind Clingan.
Topik: March Madness