UConn captures men's basketball national title in win over San Diego State

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The No. 4 seed University of Connecticut Huskies are back on top the throne of men’s basketball after defeating No. 5 San Diego State Aztecs, 76-59, to win the NCAA Tournament. 

This is the fifth time since 1999 that the Huskies have hoisted the trophy at the end of the college basketball grind. Only UCLA (11), Kentucky (8) and North Carolina (6) can say they have more titles since then. 

And Dan Hurley, who gets his first NCAA title as a head coach in his career, saw his Huskies once again dominate with a double-digit win in this tournament. The closest game was the win over Miami to reach this moment 

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Donovan Clingan #32 of the Connecticut Huskies reacts after teammate Joey Calcaterra #3 (not pictured) makes a three-point basket during the second half against the San Diego State Aztecs during the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament National Championship game at NRG Stadium on April 03, 2023 in Houston, Texas.  (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

In fact, the Huskies beat every single opponent in the tournament by double digits, starting with No. 13 Iona in the first round and moving through St. Mary’s and Arkansas and upsetting Gonzaga.

The Aztecs, though, didn’t make this one easy for the Huskies.

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They got the UConn lead down to six points in the second half after a confident three-pointer from Keshad Johnson brought it down to eight, and after an Andre Jackson Jr. turnover for the Huskies, Darrion Trammell made a layup at 7:37 left in the half to get the San Diego State fans