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UConn Wins Second Straight NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship, Beating Purdue 75-60


It was supposed to be the battle of the big men as UConn’s 7-2, 280-pound center Donovan Clingan took on Purdue’s 7-foot-4, 300-pound Zach Edey, but the NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship didn’t turn out that way. Sure, Edey had a dazzling 37 points, scoring more than half of his team’s 60 points, but it […]

The Connecticut Huskies celebrateGetty It was supposed to be the battle of the big men as UConn’s 7-2, 280-pound center Donovan Clingan took on Purdue’s 7-foot-4, 300-pound Zach Edey, but the NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship didn’t turn out that way. UConn (36-3) became the first program to repeat as national champion since Florida in 2006-07. Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy.

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