The UConn Huskies are vying to repeat as college basketball national champions, which has not happened since the Florida Gators did it back in 2006 and 2007.
INDIANAPOLIS — Dre Davis scored on a layup with 16 seconds left Friday night to cap Seton Hall's decisive late run, giving the Pirates a 79-77 victory overSeton Hall scored the final nine points in a battle between two No. 1 seeds to erase a 77-70 deficit. Davis finished with 18 points in Indianapolis, his hometown. Al-Amir Dawes led the Pirates with 24 points and Kadary Richmond had 21 points and 13 rebounds in their fifth straight win at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Isaiah Swope scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half to lead the Sycamores , who fell one win short of claiming their first national postseason title since the 1950 NAIA championship and one win short of the school's single-season record set by the 1978-79 NCAA Tournament runnerups led by Hall of Famer Larry Bird.
Indiana State's frenzied home-state crowd, clad largely in the school's powder blue and alternate royal blue, was ready to celebrate when Swope's 3 gave the Sycamores a 77-70 lead with 2:50 to go.
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