UConn stuns Duke
UConn upset Duke in the Elite Eight, outscoring them 44–28 in the second half to punch a Final Four ticket — one of the tournament’s headline upsets ( ). Bracketologists are already re-calibrating odds after the shock result (espn.com).
Freshman Braylon Mullins gathered a loose ball near midcourt and launched a 35-foot 3-pointer that swished with 0.4 seconds remaining to lift UConn to a 73-72 win over Duke in the East regional final. (espn.com)) UConn erased a 19-point deficit — the biggest halftime lead ever blown by a No. 1 seed in tournament history — with Duke leading 44-29 at the break before the Huskies completed the comeback. (espn.com)) UConn’s Tarris Reed Jr. scored 26 points while Duke’s Cameron Boozer led all scorers with 27, and UConn finished 5-for-23 from 3-point range in the game. (espn.com)) The victory sends UConn to the Final Four, where the Huskies will face No. 3 Illinois in a national semifinal at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Saturday, April 4. (espn.com)) Sportsbooks and bracket analysts adjusted futures after the upset — ESPN’s odds tracker listed UConn at roughly +550 to win the title entering the Final Four, and oddsmakers reported six- and seven-figure swings on the Huskies’ moneyline after the game. (espn.com)) UConn coach Dan Hurley said he “let March Madness take over” late in the sequence, while Duke coach Jon Scheyer said he was at a loss for words as the Blue Devils’ season ended. (espn.com))
