UConn headed to national championship game after win over Illinois
UConn advances to the national championship game for the third time in the last four years.
Indianapolis – Tarris Reed Jr. posted his third double-double of the NCAA Tournament and Connecticut beat Illinois 71-62 on Saturday night in the Final Four to advance to Monday night’s national championship game. The No.
3 Huskies will meet the winner of the second national semifinal between No. 1 seeds Arizona and Michigan. Reed, a transfer from Michigan, had 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Guard Braylon Mullins had 15 points on 5 of 14 shooting and guard Silas Demary Jr. had five points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Illinois guard Keaton Wagler posted a game-high 20 points with eight rebounds.
He was joined in double figures by Tomislav Ivicic’s 16 points. BOX SCORE: UConn 71, Illinois 62 The Huskies went into halftime leading 37-29 behind the two-man game of Reed and Mullins, who posted a combined 23 points on 9 of 16 shooting. After making his only 3-pointer with 0.