Saturday, March 30, 2024
IMPROBABLE 30-0 RUN PROPELS UCONN; BAMA MAKES 1ST FINAL FOUR
Concrete Kid stays in first; 7 go 2-0
DIGNITY HEALTH SPORTS PARK, CARSON, CA (smt) – 23-23 seemed like a good battle for #3E-Illinois in holding defending champ #1E-UConn near the end of the first half. But then… but then, UConn went on a 30-0 (!) run in about 9:08 where Illinois missed 17 straight shots to advance to their 7th Final Four, 77-52. UConn won in double-digits for a record 10th straight time and they have led by 30 or more points in all four games (led 67-37 here).
#4W-Alabama went on a 20-2 first half run to turn a 13-point deficit into a 5-point lead to keep #6W-Clemson’s hope just out of reach (the Tigers never got within 3 the last 16:44 of the game) in advancing to their first Final Four, 89-82. The Crimson Tide made more three pointers (16) than free throws (15) or two-point field goals (13).
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