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03/29 18:37 CDT Braylon Mullins' 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left gives UConn
73-72 win over Duke and Final Four spot
Braylon Mullins' 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left gives UConn 73-72 win over
Duke and Final Four spot
By NOAH TRISTER
AP Sports Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) --- Braylon Mullins sank a desperation 3-pointer with 0.4
seconds left to give UConn an astonishing 73-72 victory over top-seeded Duke on
Sunday, earning the Huskies a spot in the Final Four after they rallied from a
19-point first-half deficit.
The Blue Devils led by three before UConn's Silas Demary Jr. made one of two
free throws with 10 seconds left. With Duke playing keep-away to prevent the
Huskies from fouling, Cayden Boozer's pass near midcourt was deflected, and
after UConn came up with the ball, Demary made a shot from well behind the
3-point line.
It's the second straight season to end in a huge collapse for Duke, which was
the top overall seed in this year's tournament. The Blue Devils led by six with
1:14 remaining before falling to Houston in last year's national semifinals.
UConn missed 18 of its first 19 attempts from 3-point range and finished 5 for
23. The fifth will be remembered in Connecticut for generations.
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