A suffocating defense and another big game from forward Adama Sanogo lifted No. 4 Connecticut past No. 5 San Diego State 76-59 for the fifth national championship in its program history.
The win completes an epic and historic run through this NCAA men’s basketball tournament and supports the Huskies’ case for being viewed as the most successful Division I program of the past 25 years.
For most of Monday night at Houston’s NRG Stadium as through the first five games of tournament play, UConn made it look easy.
San Diego State led 10-8 after almost four minutes but would go without a field goal for the ensuing 11 minutes of game time, as the Huskies’ length inside disrupted the Aztecs’ offensive flow and turned that narrow deficit into a commanding 36-24 halftime lead.
