INDIANAPOLIS — The ultimate hero of UConn’s game-clinching sequence in its 71-62 Final Four victory over Illinois on Saturday night inside Lucas Oil Stadium was a familiar one, as freshman phenom Braylon Mullins drilled a 3-pointer from the left wing with 52 seconds left that cemented the outcome. But the defining shot of a tight…
INDIANAPOLIS — Solo Ball isn’t just a good shooter. He’s a great one. A net-shredder in the flesh. His 99 3-pointers last year — the fourth-most in a single season at UConn — prove that loud and clear. But with a Final Four clash with No. 3 seed Illinois looming in less than 48 hours,…
Braylon Mullins will forever live in UConn basketball lore after hitting a game‑winner from 35 feet that sent the Huskies back to the Final Four. The go-ahead 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left gave No. 2 seed UConn a 73-72 win and ended No. 1 overall seed Duke‘s season in one of the most dramatic swings…
UConn looked down and out in an Elite Eight matchup against Duke on Sunday. But it rallied from a 19-point first-half deficit to stun the Blue Devils in the East regional final with a wild second-half rally. Advertisement UConn chipped away at a 15-point halftime deficit, but looked done when Duke had the ball and…
