UConn beats Purdue to repeat as NCAA men’s basketball champions
Gephardt Daily - 2024-04-09T04:44:28.000Z

April 8 (UPI) — UConn Huskies defenders sustained a breathless intensity, cooling the Purdue Boilermakers’ sharpshooters en route to a second-consecutive men’s basketball national championship Monday in Glendale, Arizona. Senior guard Tristen Newton led the Huskies with 20 points in the 75-60 win at State Farm Stadium. Senior center Zach Edey, the two-time National Player […] The post UConn beats Purdue to repeat as NCAA men’s basketball champions first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

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