UConn won each of its first four NCAA tournament games by double digits heading into the Final Four.
The shot extended UConn's lead to 37-24 and sent Miami into halftime with its lowest first-half output of the season. ACC Player of the Year Isaiah Wong shot 1 of 6 from the field in the half.
Miami had been here before. It trailed Texas by 13 points in the second half of its Elite Eight win last weekend. But UConn is not Texas. Sanogo opened up the second half with a pair of layups to extend the Huskies lead to 41-24. The Hurricanes put up a fight with a 7-0 run that it extended to 15-4 with a Wong 3-pointer to cut their deficit to 53-45. But UConn answered yet again with a 5-0 run thanks to a Clingan put-back and a Hawkins 3-pointer. The Hurricanes continually threatened to make things close, but UConn never let them back within eight points.
The Huskies continued to keep Hurricanes at arms length, and the game ended with both teams benching their starters for the final minutes. They advance to play Monday night for the program's fifth national championship.
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