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The men’s Final Four is set and it’s going to be a doozy. Michigan and UConn earned their way into the tournament’s final weekend, joining Illinois and Arizona.
Braylon Mullins sank a desperation 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to give UConn an astonishing 73-72 victory over top-seeded Duke.
The Blue Devils blew a 15-point halftime lead as the Huskies advanced to their third Final Four in four years, winning 73-72 on Braylon Mullins' deep 3-pointer
Back when he first came to town – back when some of his Big East peers derided his school as the Northwestern of the conference and questioned why Dave Gavitt even let them in – Jim Calhoun tried to solve UConn’s identity crisis one misinformed person at a time.
It ended up being pretty straightforward for the first three games across the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments on Sunday. But the final game, which solidified the men’s Final Four field, had an incredible ending for everyone that isn’t a Duke fan.
SportsLine's model simulated Connecticut Huskies vs. Duke Blue Devils and revealed its college basketball picks for this NCAA Tournament 2026 Elite 8 matchup on Sunday
The men’s Final Four will be set after a pair of regional finals, while the first two women’s teams to reach the Final Four will be decided in a quartet of scintillating March Madness matchups.
UConn trailed by as many 19 points against Duke. The Huskies' odds to win the game got as long as 16-1 at DraftKings. One sportsbook thought it was over and posted a line on a Duke-Illinois matchup UConn overcame it all,