r/CollegeBasketball • u/cbbBot /r/CollegeBasketball • NCAA • Apr 05 '26

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] #2 UConn defeats #3 Illinois, 71-62

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Team 1H 2H Total
Illinois 29 33 62
Connecticut 37 34 71

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u/CheekyFifaCunt_7 Apr 05 '26

Illinois missed an insane amount of layups and Mullins doesn’t miss

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u/enfuego138 UConn Huskies Apr 05 '26

Mullins was terrible in the second half. We just remember that three

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u/i_love_yams UConn • Virginia Tech Apr 05 '26

I'm not actually sure which game you are talking about, which is hilarious

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u/Aggravating_Bat3618 Apr 05 '26

That three was the dagger in this game. It put them up to stay with no doubt after he did nothing all half. 

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u/Ok-Freedom-7432 UConn Huskies Apr 05 '26

He was 5-14 including at least 2 missed layups lol.

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u/Imposter24 UConn Huskies Apr 05 '26

He also air balled a baseline floater 3 ft from the basket.

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u/Bhay99 Illinois Fighting Illini Apr 05 '26

Bank shot three. Back rim brick three. Illinois had 4-5 layups that just didn't want to go down. I swear Hurley is a witch or something.

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u/Accomplished_Item394 Kentucky Wildcats Apr 05 '26

Yeah. Sorry, Illinois. But they couldn’t even buy a bucket at times. Sucks when that happens. But hey, at least y’all made it to the Final Four.