UConn pulled away from Illinois with 30 straight points Saturday en route to a 77-52 victory to advance to its second straight Final Four.
, the Huskies' dominant march toward back-to-back national championships seemed in danger. Not just their streak of double-digit wins, but staying alive in the NCAA tournament.
Clingan's presence in the paint was impossible to overcome. He was officially credited with five blocks, but that might have been one or two short. Illinois simply couldn't score at the rim; the Illini missed eight of their first 10 layups and shot just 28.6% from 2-point range in the first half. Illinois starIn Clingan's first 17 minutes on the floor, Illinois scored a grand total of four points.
Back-to-back baskets by Domask late in the half tied the game at 23, but UConn scored the final five points of the period to go into halftime with a 28-23 lead. "We know what they do well and what they also do bad," Newton told ESPN on Friday."And we're going to take advantage of what they do not so well."
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