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UConn dispatches Illinois to make third men's national title game in four years

Michigan, Arizona, Illinois, and UConn are in the Final Four. Colin Cowherd discusses the matchups and asks if this is the best Final Four ever.

UConn tops Illinois to advance to 3rd title game in 4 years - ESPN

INDIANAPOLIS — If UConn's miraculous win over Duke in the Elite Eight was about Braylon Mullins' buzzer-beating shot, then Saturday's 71-62 win over a stubborn Illinois team in the Final Four was the byproduct of the confidence that moment gave him — and his team.

March Madness 2026: How UConn's Braylon Mullins became a hometown hero - ESPN

GREENFIELD, Ind. — Sometimes stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason: because they are well-earned, accurate representations of a people. Texans love brisket. New Yorkers love F-bombs. And the folks in Indiana — especially John Mellencamp-serenaded «Well, I was born in a small town» folks of Indiana — they really, really love basketball. From Indianapolis, where the airport currently greets those arriving to town for the men's Final Four with an exhibition in the terminal of everyone from Bobby Knight and Butler to Wabash and Valparaiso, to a state map spotted with hamlets, villages and crossroads that have gifted us the likes of Larry Bird, Damon Bailey, Bobby Plump...