‘Battle-tested’ UConn men embrace underdog role entering the Final Four
AP Even after the UConn men’s basketball team achieved the improbable last Sunday by erasing a 19-point deficit and beating top-seeded Duke in the Elite Eight, sports analysts across the country continue doubting the Huskies. In fact, No. 2 UConn is currently a 2.
5-point underdog entering its Final Four matchup against No. 3 Illinois in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis at 6:09 p. m.
Saturday. The point spread comes despite the fact the Huskies handedly beat the Illini 74-61 earlier this season at a neutral site. RELATED: Solo Ball leads No.
5 UConn to victory over No. 13 Illinois at Madison Square Garden UConn also set an NCAA record with its active 18-game winning streak in games played in or after the Sweet 16. While a contingent of so-called experts is picking against the Huskies, head coach Dan Hurley isn’t fazed.
Two wins away from a seventh national championship, his program isn’t seeking any validation. “We haven’t had an easy draw to this point, you know… We’re battle-tested,” Hurley said in a press conference on Tuesday. If UConn is to cut down the nets in Indianapolis, Hurley knows he must get more from his perimeter shooters, specifically junior guard Solo Ball and freshman guard Braylon Mullins.
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