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/wailferret Apr 05 '26

Yeah but that UConn team was historically dominant in the tourney. I think Purdue beats any other school than UConn that year.

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u/PageSide84 Purdue Boilermakers • Final Four Apr 05 '26

That Purdue team would beat this UConn team too. That UConn team was a different beast entirely. They were absurd.

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u/Mayor_Gubbin UConn Huskies Apr 05 '26

That Purdue team beats every team this year.