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SI’s Final Four Predictions: These Two Teams Will Play for the Men’s National Title

Three out of the four teams headed to Houston are playing in their first Final Four, but only two can advance to compete for the NCAA tournament title.

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UConn men roll into the Final Four with an emphatic 82-54 win over Gonzaga

LAS VEGAS — Houston, you have a problem.

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UConn routs Gonzaga for first Final Four in nine years

Jordan Hawkins scored 20 points and UConn overwhelmed its fourth straight NCAA Tournament opponent, blowing out Gonzaga 82-54.

Chicago Sun-Times

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UConn cashes ticket to Elite Eight, dominates Arkansas, 88-65

LAS VEGAS — Forget the casinos, the UConn men’s basketball team won big at T-Mobile Arena and cashed its ticket to the Elite Eight with an 88-65 win over eighth-seeded Arkansas in the West Regional semifinal Thursday night.

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Dom Amore: UConn men bring all the ingredients and roll into the NCAA Sweet 16

ALBANY, N.Y. — It has been a long time, almost a decade, an eternity by UConn’s lofty basketball standards, but the men’s program is once again at the center of March Madness.

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UConn can't find a shot at the end and comes up short to Marquette, 70-68, in Big East tournament semis

NEW YORK — The UConn men’s basketball team needed a big shot in the final minute of its Big East tournament semifinal matchup with regular-season champion Marquette. The Huskies trailed by two points with 12 seconds left when Adama Sanogo grabbed a defensive rebound and pushed the offense down the…

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UConn men hold on to beat Providence 73-66 in Big East quarterfinal after nearly blowing 26-point lead

NEW YORK –The UConn men’s basketball team went from looking like it was on the verge of a 30-point blowout win over Providence in Thursday’s Big East Tournament quarterfinal to looking like it was about to suffer one of the largest comebacks in tournament history in a matter of minutes.

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UConn ends regular season with 71-59 victory against Villanova

PHILADELPHIA – With breathing room on the scoreboard hard to come by at the Wells Fargo Center Saturday night, the UConn men’s basketball team found just enough in its season finale to come away with a 71-59 victory over Villanova.

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Dom Amore: Lifted by hellacious home crowds, UConn men rise to Big East level toughness

STORRS, Conn. — This was a complete reversal of fortune, a 180. This time, it was Providence coach Ed Cooley who was talking about his team’s lack of toughness, about getting knocked off its game by the crowd, about, as he put it, “a BS effort” by his team.

Tribune News Service

Providence Coach Admits $2 Beers Helped Fuel UConn Victory

The beer deal apparently sparked the energy and voices of Huskies fans.

Sports Illustrated

UConn hits stride in second half, speeds past Providence, 87-69

STORRS, Conn. — While a light snowfall graced the UConn campus on Wednesday evening, there was a blizzard taking place inside Gampel Pavilion.

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UConn falls short in 56-53 loss at No. 23 Creighton

OMAHA, Neb. — Jordan Hawkins caught the ball and pulled up for a straightaway 3-pointer that would’ve tied the game at 54 with 2.7 seconds left. The shot fell through and silenced the rowdy sellout of 18,286 expecting overtime at the CHI Health Center, but as the officials went to…

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UConn offers powerful reminder of how good it can be with wire-to-wire 87-72 win over No. 10 Marquette

HARTFORD, Conn. — Plenty had forgotten why the UConn men’s basketball team was once ranked No. 2 in the nation and how they’d gotten to that point.

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Clutch shooting from Alex Karaban helps UConn survive Georgetown, 68-62

WASHINGTON — Despite a late scare, redshirt freshman Alex Karaban came up clutch as the UConn men’s basketball team survived Georgetown, 68-62, at Capital One Arena on Saturday afternoon.

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UConn men dominate Butler for much-needed win, 86-56, in Hartford Sunday

HARTFORD, Conn. — The sliding UConn men’s basketball team needed a win on Sunday. Badly.

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Late Seton Hall shot sends No. 15 UConn to sixth loss in seven games, 67-66

NEWARK, N.J. — It was devastation on the road once again for the UConn men’s basketball team, losing this time at Seton Hall in a nailbiter at the Prudential Center, 67-66, on Wednesday.

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Road woes continue for UConn men in 82-76 loss at No. 25 Marquette

MILWAUKEE — The No. 6 UConn men’s basketball team didn’t find a solution for its home sickness as it dropped a third straight road game in Big East play, this time to No. 25 Marquette, 82-76, on Wednesday.

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No. 4 UConn has no answer for Bryce Hopkins and Providence; loses second straight, 73-61

PROVIDENCE, R.I. —Providence forward Bryce Hopkins was fouled on a fast break with the Friars leading UConn by nine points in the second half of Wednesday’s game at Amica Mutual Pavilion. As he stood at the free throw line, a packed-house of about 14,000 remained on its feet, where a…

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No. 2 UConn holds on to defeat Villanova, 74-66, in front of sold out XL Center

HARTFORD, Conn. — UConn fans lined up outside Hartford’s XL Center, some as early as seven hours before tip-off, eager to watch the men’s basketball team take on Big East rival Villanova on Wednesday. In another game where the program’s identity was tested, the Huskies made shots in key moments…

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UConn finishes nonconference slate unbeaten, eases past Long Island, 114-61

STORRS, Conn. — Andre Jackson jumped into the passing lane and ripped the ball from Long Island’s Quion Burns at full speed. Tearing down the court in a footrace with Burns, Jackson went behind his back, sending Burns in the other direction, and landed a two-handed slam that got the…

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Dan Hurley Has Built a Title Contender at UConn

The Huskies have had an impressive start to the season, leveling up from the program’s recent teams.

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Andre Jackson, UConn men grind it out, beat Iowa State 71-53 to capture Phil Knight Invitational

PORTLAND, Oregon — The UConn men’s basketball team left its calling card in a national forum, something they haven’t done in recent years, winning the Phil Knight Invitational with an 71-53 victory over Iowa State on Sunday night.

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Jordan Hawkins, Andre Jackson provide sparks in returns as unbeaten UConn defeats UNC Wilmington, 86-50

STORRS, Conn. — The much anticipated return of Jordan Hawkins went perfectly according to plan on Friday night as his career-high scoring display led the No. 25-ranked UConn men’s basketball team to their fourth win of the season, 86-50 over UNC Wilmington.

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Tristen Newton records triple-double as UConn men beat Buffalo, 84-64

HARTFORD, Conn. — The UConn men’s basketball team used a triple-double from point guard Tristen Newton to beat Buffalo, 84-64, at the XL Center on Tuesday. Newton, a transfer from East Carolina, finished the game with 22 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, four steals and a block.

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