The UConn men’s Huskies defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 60-54 on Monday night to secure the national title, just one year after the Connecticut program was barred from March Madness due to faltering grades.
The University of Connecticut beat the Kentucky Wildcats on Monday to secure the NCAA men's college basketball championship.
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The Huskies squeaked out a 60-54 victory, driven in large part by the 22 points scored by senior guard Shabazz Napier.
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And Kentucky's 11 missed free throws would come back to haunt them. "We had our chances to win," said Kentucky coach John Calipari. "We're missing shots, we're missing free throws. We just didn't have enough."
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The win was seen by UConn fans and players alike as vindication, coming just one year after their program was banned from participating in the tournament they've now won.
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