HOUSTON – No tournament opponent has been able to get within single digits of the UConn men’s basketball team. In a hard-fought Final Four battle against Miami on Saturday in Houston’s NRG Stadium, the Huskies prevailed, 72-59, to advance to the program’s fifth-ever national championship game on Monday night.
Adama Sanogo led the Huskies with a dominant 21-point, 10-rebound double-double on 9-of-11 shooting with a pair of blocks, while Jordan Hawkins scored 10 of his 13 points in the second half and made a trio of 3-pointers. Nahiem Alleyne provided a valuable eight points off the bench, while Alex Karaban scored eight of his own and Tristen Newton added six.
UConn will take on No. 5 seed San Diego State in the title game at 9:20 p.m. on CBS. The Aztecs beat No. 9 seed Florida Atlantic, 72-71, on a thrilling buzzer-beating mid-range shot from Lamont Butler in the first semifinal game on Saturday.
