The defending champion UConn Huskies continue to own March Madness, using a 30-0 run to earn a trip to the Final Four for the second year in a row.
For the first time in school history, the UConn Huskies are in the Final Four in consecutive years. The top-seeded Huskies continued their March Madness dominance since their national championship last year with a 77-52 victory over third-seeded Illinois. With less than 90 seconds left in the first half, the game was tied at 23, and it looked like the 36-3 Huskies had finally met their match. Then, UConn then went on a 30-0 run. That's right — 30-0.
During that stretch, the Huskies were 12-for-15 from the floor, while Illinois missed 16 straight shots. UConn eventually went up by 31 with 11:48 to go, putting yet another game away early. In their last 10 March Madness games, UConn has beaten opponents by an average of 23.1 points. The Huskies have won each game by at least 13. This season, their closest game was a 75-58 win over No. 8 Northwestern in the Round of 32. In this tournament, their average margin of victory is 27.8.
Four Huskies were all in double-digits. Outside of Marcus Domask's 17, Illinois' next-highest scorers were Terrence Shannon Jr. and Amani Hansberry with eight each. Shannon averaged 23.5 points this season entering the game. Illinois shot just 25.4% from the floor in the loss. If there is one bugaboo for UConn, it's the team's inconsistent 3-point shooting. The Huskies shot 3-for-17 on Saturday and went 3-for-22 in the Round of 32.
The Huskies will face the winner of No. 4 Alabama and No. 6 Clemson, who face off Sunday. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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