Three Reasons Why UConn’s Thrilling Elite Eight Victory Over Duke Defied Logic, and One Reason Why It Didn’t

For the third time in four seasons, UConn is going to the men’s Final Four.

How the Huskies advanced past No. 1 seed Duke on Sunday evening in Washington, D.C., still requires some processing. The Blue Devils led the Huskies by as many as 19 points in the contest, appearing primed to cruise into a second consecutive Final Four of their own.