WASHINGTON, D.C. — UConn rallied from 19 points down in the first half and beat top-seeded Duke 73-72 in Sunday’s Elite Eight on a 35-foot Braylon Mullins 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left, a result reported by The Associated Press, ESPN, CBS Sports, USA Today, Yahoo Sports, NBA.com. Each of the bullet points immediately below have been confirmed by at least four of the six respected sources we curated on this story.
- UConn defeated Duke 73-72 on Sunday in the Elite Eight to secure a Final Four berth.
- Freshman guard Braylon Mullins hit a 35-foot 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining for the game-winner.
- The Huskies erased a 19-point first-half deficit to complete the comeback.
- The winning shot came after UConn forced a turnover near midcourt in the final seconds.
- Duke entered the game as the tournament’s top overall seed.
- UConn advances to the Final Four in Indianapolis and will face Illinois in a national semifinal.
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Multiple accounts described the decisive sequence starting with UConn narrowing the gap to three, then splitting a pair of free throws with about 10 seconds left before the deflection and scramble that set up Mullins’ long-distance winner.
The Associated Press and ESPN reported that Tarris Reed Jr. scored 26 points for UConn, while Duke’s Cameron Boozer had 27 points in what was described as a stunning finish for the top overall seed.
USA Today and ESPN noted the Final Four is in Indianapolis, making it a homecoming of sorts for Mullins, who grew up in the area.
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