WASHINGTON (AP) — Braylon Mullins (*1*) with 0.4 seconds left to offer UConn an astonishing 73-72 victory over top-seeded Duke on Sunday, incomes the Huskies a spot within the Final Four after they rallied from a 19-point first-half deficit.
The Blue Devils led by three earlier than UConn’s Silas Demary Jr. made one of two free throws with 10 seconds left. With Duke enjoying keep-away to stop the Huskies from fouling, Cayden Boozer’s go close to midcourt was deflected, and after UConn got here up with the ball, Demary made a shot from nicely behind the 3-point line.
It’s the second straight season to finish in an enormous collapse for Duke, which was the highest overall seed on this yr’s event. The Blue Devils led by six with 1:14 remaining earlier than falling to Houston in final yr’s nationwide semifinals.
UConn missed 18 of its first 19 makes an attempt from 3-point vary and completed 5 for 23. The fifth shall be remembered in Connecticut for generations.