No. 4 UConn 85, No. 16 Michigan 77
Braylon Mullins scored 20 of UConn’s first 25 points as the Huskies shot 43-30 ahead at halftime and held off a Michigan rally.
- On Friday, No. 4 UConn defeated No. 16 Michigan 85-77 at TD Garden in Boston in a rematch of last season's national championship game.
- Seven months after Michigan's 69-63 national title victory in Indianapolis, the Huskies dictated play before a capacity crowd, forcing 11 turnovers and securing a comfortable 43-30 halftime lead.
- Braylon Mullins scored a game-high 23 points and Silas Demary Jr. added 21 for UConn, while Michigan's Trey McKenney rallied with 22 second-half points, cutting the deficit to eight late.
- Tensions flared when both benches received technical fouls during the first half, forcing UConn head coach Dan Hurley to juggle his lineup as Michigan head coach Mike Boynton Jr.'s bench struggled, shooting 2-for-12.
- UConn continues its nonconference schedule against Wagner on Monday, while Michigan returns home to host Marquette on Wednesday after this high-profile loss.
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No. 4 UConn avenges title-game loss, tops No. 16 Michigan
Braylon Mullins scored a game-high 23 points and Silas Demary Jr. netted 17 of his 21 points in the first half to lead No. 4 UConn to an 85-77 win over No. 16 Michigan in a rematch of last season's national title game on Friday in Boston.Demary added s...
UConn men take down No. 16 Michigan in intense national championship rematch at TD Garden, 85-77
Silas Demary Jr. and Braylon Mullins combined for 44 points as the UConn men's basketball team took down No. 16 Michigan, 85-77, in a championship rematch at TD Garden.
Guard duel keeps both teams fighting, No. 4 Connecticut pulls ahead of No. 16 Michigan, 85-77
Michigan coach Mike Boynton Jr. stopped thinking about the national championship months ago. But against No. 4 Connecticut (2-0), the 16th-ranked Wolverines (1-1) couldn’t hide from the spite their previous accomplishment created. Going down early to the Huskies electric snipers, Michigan battled back fiercely through its own shooting — eventually falling short, 85-77. With junior […]
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Enid News & EagleNO. 4 UCONN 85, NO. 16 MICHIGAN 77
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