2023 March Madness: UCONN gives up the state of San Diego in the National Championship game

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The University of Connecticut he won Fifth Men’s Basketball National Title With the victory 76-59 over the State University of San Diego on Monday night at NRG Stadium in Houston.

Older guards Tristen Newton Led Uconn (31-8) with 19 points and 10 rebounds, while the final four mostorable player of Adam Sanogo, Junior forward, cut with 17 points and 10 rebounds.

“We haven’t been ranked in the year, so we had a chip on our shoulder,” said Ucon’s chief coach Dan Hurley. “We knew the levels we could play, even through those dark times,” added, referencing team Six losses in eight games During the regular season.

He said he enters the tournament his group had trust in the season.

“And when you have the types of leaders like Andra Jackson (Game-High Senogas, and we only had to play us at our level”, just had to play at our level “and we only had to play on our Level “And we just had to play at our level.

The state of San Diego (32-7) crossed Keshaad Johnson who had 14 points.

Uconn placed very early, but San Diego The situation was annulled at 11 minutes, eight-seconds, in which they reached only five free throws and missed 12 consecutive shots from the field. Huskis went from 10-6 to 36-24 at halftime.

The aztecs launched in the middle in the second half and reduced the deficit on five to 60-55 with 5:19 to play, but Husky achieved next nine to be comfortable in the last two minutes.

“We were fighting. Backed back in five in the second half, but gave them too much separation,” said the State San Diego Brian Dutcher. “We had to be at the best. We haven’t done much. Much had anything to do with UCONN.”

The elder guard Adam Seiko told reporters that they gave themselves a chance with their second half, but UConn “eventually made a little more game” Eventually.

“They have a lot of weapons. They were pretty good,” said Matt Bradley, and an older guard. “Win them, we had to make footage. I shot badly. And you had to have a really good game to beat those guys on the offensive end.”

UConn won each of his six tournament games for at least 10 points, and his closest game was a 6-point victory at the Miami University in the National Semifinal.

“I just want to thank my teammates, my coaches who believed in me. If I wasn’t here for them,” Sanogo CBS said.

Jordan Havkins, who scored 16 points for Uconn, talked about winning the crown one day after her cousin, Angel Reese Louisiana State University, won a female title.

“I mean, it’s absolutely amazing that we both get this opportunity and I think a family gathering will be great, so that’s all I know,” he said.

Uconn Enters Rarefied Air As Only The Sixth Team To Win Five Nca Men’s Basketball Championships, Joining Ucla (11), Kentucky, North Carolina (Six), Duke (Five) and Indiana (Five). All Ucon’s titles have come from 1999. year with the latest before Monday through 2014. years.

The women’s teams of Uconna won 11 national basketball titles.