Sunday, March 29, 2026

Mullins' 'unbelievable' buzzer-beater sends UConn to finals

Mullins, the UConn men's basketball team's freshman guard, hit a 35-footer with 0.4 seconds left on Sunday to cap an incredible 73-72 comeback win over Duke in the East Regional finals and send the Huskies to their eighth Final Four. UConn (33-5) will face South Regional champion Illinois on Saturday at 6:09 p.m. (TBS/truTV) at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis -- Mullins' hometown.

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... The Indiana kid's going back to Indianapolis!," shouted Alex Karaban, whose record-breaking UConn career now moves on to its own third Final Four.

This was a comeback for the ages. UConn trailed by 19 late in the first half and could never get over the hump in the latter half until the very end. Silas Demary Jr. hit one of two free throws with 10 seconds left and Duke inbounded the ball and broke UConn's pressure. ...



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-29 11:14 PM

I guess this basketball stuff was the reason the shows I wanted to watch were pre-empted?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-29 11:15 PM

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