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The University of Connecticut won its fifth male basketball national title at the NRG Stadium in Houston on Monday night with a 76-59 win at San Diego State University.
Senior Guard Triston Newton led Uconn (31-8) with 19 points and 10 rebounds, while the last four most outstanding players Adama Sanogo, a junior forward, pasted with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
“We were not rank in the year, so there was a chip on our shoulder,” Uconn’s head coach Dan Hurley told the game broadcaster CBS. “We knew the level we could play through those dark times,” He said, referring to six defeats of the team in eight matches during the regular session.
He said that after going to the tournament, his group had increased confidence during the season.
“And when you have types of leaders like Andre Jackson (Game-high Six Assassius Monday) and Adamas Sanogo, they put this team together, put us back on track and we knew that we are the best teams in the tournament and we just had to play at our level,” he said.
San Diego State (32–7) was at the top of Keshad Johnson, with 14 points.
Uconn was trapped very quickly, but the San Diego state was undone 11 minutes, eight-second, in which he made only five free throw and missed 12 consecutive shots from the ground. The Hushes went below 10–6 below 36–24.
Aztec made a run midway through the second half and reduced the deficit to play from 5:19 at 60–55, but Hakis scored the next nine to take a comfortable lead in the last two minutes.
“We fought. San Diego state coach Brian Dechar said, “There was a battle of five to five in the second half, but gave them a lot of separation.” We had to be in our best. We were not in our best. I had a lot to do with Uconn. ”
Senior Guard Adam Seco told reporters that he gave himself a chance with his second half withdrawal, but Eucon finally “just a little more plays”.
“They have a lot of weapons. They were very good, ”Matt Bradley also called a senior guard. “To defeat them, we had to make shots. I shot the poor. And you must have a very good game to defeat those friends on the aggressive end. ,
Uconn won each of its six tournament games by at least 10 points, winning 13 points at Miami University in the national semi -finals in its nearest game.
“I just want to thank my colleagues, my coaches who believed in me. If it was not for them, I wouldn’t have been here yet, ”Sanogo told CBS.
Jordan Hawkins, who scored 16 points for Uconn, talked about winning the crown a day after Angel Reeses of Louisiana State University, winning the women’s title.
“I mean it is absolutely surprising that both of us get this opportunity and I mean the family reunion is going to be very good, so I know all this,” he said.
Uconn entered the rare air as only sixth to win five NCAA men’s basketball championships to join UCLA (11), Kentaki (eight), Northern Carolina (six), Duke (five) and Indiana (five). All Uconn’s titles have been the most recent before Monday in 2014 since 1999.
Uconn’s women’s teams have won 11 basketball national titles.
