UConn Huskies beat Duke Blue Devils at the buzzer to clinch third Final Four in four years

The No. 2 UConn Huskies stormed back to outlast the No. 1 Duke Blue Devils 73-72 with a game-winning shot from guard Braylon Mullins in the final second left to advance to the Final Four for the third time in the last four years! UConn trailed 44-25 in the first half before completing a comeback at the buzzer.

“I had to put one up. I’m just happy that was the one that went down,” Mullins said after his buzzer-beater. UConn was dead in the water until East Region Most Outstanding Player Tarris Reed Jr. totaled a team-high 26 points and four blocks as the Huskies took a step closer to wining a third national title this decade!

2026 East Region All-Tournament Team

— Cayden Boozer (Dule guard)

— Isaiah Evans (Duke guard)

— Cameron Boozer (Duke forward)

— Zuby Ejiofor (St. John's forward)

— Tarris Reed Jr. (UConn center)

2026 NCAA Tournament Final Four odds

1. Michigan Wolverines (+160)

2. Arizona Wildcats (+180)

3. Illinois Fighting Illini (+440)

4. UConn Huskies (+650)

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