The NCAA March Madness tournaments have been filled with thrilling victories and historic moments. Some of those historic moments come at a heartbreaking cost. The heavily favored Duke men's basketball team made history on Sunday — but not in the way they hoped.

Duke freshman guard Cayden Boozer committed a costly turnover that eventually resulted in UConn freshman guard Braylon Mullins drilling a 35-foot three-pointer to give the Huskies a 73-72 win in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament on Sunday.

The UConn Huskies trailed by as many as 19 points, but came back to stun the Duke Blue Devils 73-72 in the Elite 8 on a last-second 3-pointer.

Few programs in college basketball carry the weight of expectation quite like the Duke Blue Devils. Built on decades of excellence, sustained by elite recruiting, and defined by deep March runs, Duke enters nearly every NCAA Tournament with championship aspirations.

No. 2 UConn pulled off a stunning upset over No. 1 Duke, winning by the final score of 73-72 to advance to the Final Four of the 2026 NCAA tournament on Sunday.

The No. 2 Connecticut Huskies will play in their third Final Four in four seasons after a stunning, come-from-behind victory against the No. 1 Duke Blue Devils in the final game of the men’s Elite Eight on Sunday.

One year after a meltdown in the Final Four against Houston, Duke gave up a double-digit lead and lost 73-72 to UConn in the Elite 8.