The UConn men's basketball team has been dominating the NCAA Tournament, leading by an average of 18 points this year and winning games by wide margins. They have only trailed for a total of 28 seconds in four games and are the first team to win by 25+ points in the Elite 8 in consecutive seasons. UConn's impressive performance includes winning games by an average of 27.7 points, with a 30-0 run against Illinois and holding opponents to 22.5% on 3-pointers. They have led by double-digits for over 76 minutes in the second half of tournament games and are the third team in history to win by 25+ points leading up to the Final Four.
UCONN Basketball -- This year's tournament: - 4-0 SU & ATS - AVG Margin of Victory 27.8 Pts - Closest win, 17 Pts Since the start of last year's tournament: - 10-0 SU & ATS - AVG Margin of Victory 23.1 Pts - Closest win, 13 points DOMINANCE
UConn has trailed for 28 seconds in this NCAA Tournament.
UConn is the third team in NCAA Tournament history to win by 25+ points in each of its two games directly leading up the Final Four, joining 1993 Kentucky and 1955 La Salle. (via @ESPNStatsInfo)
Since last year's Sweet 16, UConn has trailed for a combined 5:50 in the NCAA Tournament 😳 https://t.co/A1jVMPTWHv
UConn has only trailed for 28 total seconds in four NCAA Tournament games this year ⏱️ https://t.co/JVgYEEIH9w
UConn in the tournament so far: -Beating teams by 28.3 ppg. -Had a 30-0 run against Illinois -Avg. rebounding margin of 12.2 -Holding teams to 22.5% on 3-pointers
UConn men are full throttle. 4 NCAA wins by an average of 27.7 points and 11 in a row overall headed into the Final Four.
UConn is the first team to EVER win by 25+ pts in Elite 8 in back-to-back seasons https://t.co/W4WNRbTYxC
Been updating this each round: UConn has won its four tournament games by average of 28.3 points per game. Among NCAA champions since 1985, that's tied with 1996 Kentucky (28.3) for the highest margin through 4 rounds.
UConn has won four tourney games by an average of 27.7 points.
Best point differential thru Elite 8 since tournament expansion in 1985: 1993 Kentucky +124 1999 Duke +120 1996 Kentucky +113 2024 UConn +111
UConn joins 1993 Kentucky as the only team since at least 1974-75 to win Sweet 16 and Elite 8 by 25+ points. Kentucky then lost in the Final Four to Michigan the following game.
UConn won its first four NCAA tourney games a year ago by a total of 90 points. The Huskies have won their first four games this year by a total of 111 points.
In the 80 second-half minutes UConn will have played in this year's NCAA tournament, the Huskies have led by double-digits for just over 76 minutes.
UConn's average lead this tournament is 18 points. Time trailed by the Huskies: vs. Stetson: 0 seconds vs. Northwestern: 0 seconds vs. SDSU: 28 seconds Pure dominance. https://t.co/QnqfCaKzqZ