UConn Advances To Third National Title Game In Four Years
April 5, 2026
RealGM Basketball Wiretap
UConn defeated Illinois 71-62 in the Final Four on Saturday night to make their third national title game in four years. Tarris Reed Jr. lead the Huskies with 17 points. Braylon Mullins added 15 points, going 4-7 from three. UConn lead by as much as 14 points in the second half before Illinois cut the lead to four points with less than five minutes remaining.
The Huskes took a ten point lead into halftime while also not committing a turnover in the first half. Illinois finished the game at 106 points per 100 possessions, almost 30 points below their season average. The last time a team won three national titles in four seasons was John Wooden's UCLA team in 1975.
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