Protecting champ Connecticut go back to the NCAA title video game, beating Alabama 86-72
GLENDALE, Ariz.-- Connecticut kept its repeat quote undamaged by enduring its very first real test of the NCAA Tournament, getting 21 points from freshman Stephon Castle while securing down defensively in the 2nd half of an 86-72 win over Alabama in the Final Four on Saturday night.
The top-seeded Huskies (36-3) had actually placed on a March Madness reveal before getting here in the desert, a stretch that consisted of a 30-0 run in a decimation of Illinois in the Elite Eight.
This was more of a sluggish burn, with UConn enduring an early wave of 3-pointers before holding the Crimson Tide (25-12) without a basket throughout a five-minute second-half stretch.
Next up for the Huskies will be what must be a lot more physical test versus 7-foot-4, 300-pound Zach Edey and Purdue in Monday's cha...
