UConn had a greater margin of victory over Purdue than it did over Alabama in the Final Four.
“We just came up a little short tonight,” Alabama coach Nate Oats said. “But we came up short against a great team.”
Alabama made the most of its first Final Four, hitting a flurry of 3-pointers to go toe to toe with a team that trailed for 28 total seconds during its first four NCAA Tournament games.
The Crimson Tide will face defending national champion UConn in Glendale, Arizona, in the Final Four next Saturday.
Alabama now heads to the Elite Eight to face Clemson, hoping to advance to the Final Four for the first time ever.
Mark Sears carried Alabama long enough for the Crimson Tide to get an unexpected contribution and reach the Sweet 16.
UConn becomes the fifth team since the bracket expanded in 1985 to win all six NCAA Tournament games by double-digits on the way to a championship.
UConn doled out another drama-free basketball beatdown Saturday to dispatch Miami 72-59 and move one win away from the school’s fifth national title.
Lamont Butler hit a buzzer-beating jumper for the ages, sending San Diego State to its first national championship game with a 72-71 win over Florida Atlantic in the Final Four.
It’s almost time for the Final Four to hit the court in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, but this year’s teams are a bit different than what we’re used to seeing.
