UConn defeats Purdue 75-60 in the NCAA championship game, becoming the first team since 2007 to win consecutive national titles. The Huskies' suffocating defense limited Purdue's 3-point shooting and allowed Zach Edey to score 37 points.
UConn guard Tristen Newton shoots over Purdue guard Myles Colvin and center Zach Edey during the NCAA championship game, April 8, 2024.GLENDALE, Arizona — UConn delivered the latest of its suffocating basketball beatdowns Monday night, smothering Purdue for a 75-60 victory to become the first team since 2007 to capture back-to-back national championships .for the Huskies, who won their 12th straight March Madness game — not a single one of them decided by fewer than 13 points.
UConn joined the 2006-07 Florida Gators and the 1991-92 Duke Blue Devils as just the third team to repeat since John Wooden’s UCLA dynasty of the 1960s and ’70s. In what was supposed to be a free-for-all in this new age of the transfer portal and name, image and likeness deals, UConn has figured out how to dominate.
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