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UConn, Purdue each bring dominant run to the summit of March Madness

Finalists have consistently blitzed opponents in their run to NCAA title game clash
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Purdue guard Fletcher Loyer waves to fans after the NCAA college basketball game against NC State at the Final Four, Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

The NCAA Tournament has reached its finish line, down to one game pairing the two best teams that routinely win in romps and boasting .

Maybe that will make this version of March Madness something to remember after all.

in a matchup of top seeds that have combined to win their first five tournament games by an average margin of 22.3 points. They have been at the center of a tournament lacking in drama, with its second-highest average margin of victory since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985, only one last-second winning shot and few of the highlight-reel thrills that had become a staple of the event.

Don91裸聊视频檛 expect the Huskies or Boilermakers to feel the least bit bothered by their dominance, either.

91裸聊视频淧eople that love basketball and people that really know the game, you watch good basketball,91裸聊视频 Purdue guard Fletcher Loyer said Sunday. 91裸聊视频淥bviously the upsets are fun and real cool and they get attention. But real basketball, you like to see the two best teams go at it. And I think that91裸聊视频檚 what we have here.91裸聊视频

The tournament91裸聊视频檚 allure remains strong, from casual-at-best basketball fans scribbling out their own bracket projections . Yet there91裸聊视频檚 a short list of unexpected moments this year: namely, in the first round and under the late Jim Valvano.

As for those last-second shots that live on in tournament lore, the closest this year was with 1.7 seconds left

Everything else has largely been about UConn91裸聊视频檚 run to greatness, and Purdue91裸聊视频檚 march to redemption

91裸聊视频淥nce you get to this time of year, everything is just you are who your identity is,91裸聊视频 UConn coach Dan Hurley said. 91裸聊视频淭he way you play, it91裸聊视频檚 very automatic. It just comes down to hoping that it91裸聊视频檚 your night.91裸聊视频

UConn (36-3) has looked like a runaway train from before the first game in its push to become the first men91裸聊视频檚 team to repeat as national champions since Florida in 2006 and 2007, and become only the third program to become a repeat winner since UCLA91裸聊视频檚 run of seven straight under John Wooden from 1967-73.

91裸聊视频淭he way they91裸聊视频檝e won, you know, there91裸聊视频檚 been some teams that have hung in there with them, then they91裸聊视频檝e separated from them,91裸聊视频 Purdue coach Matt Painter said. 91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 some other teams that have gotten flat-out blitzed.91裸聊视频

Last year, UConn became the fifth title winner since the 1985 expansion to win all six games by double-digit margins, the closest coming by 13 points. This year, the No. 1 overall seed has been even more dominant; the Huskies91裸聊视频 closest game was , and they91裸聊视频檝e won five games by a combined 125 points 91裸聊视频 an average of 25 per night.

By comparison, North Carolina in 2009 holds the record for highest points differential of that elite group at 121 points through six games, so another double-figure win by the Huskies to complete a 6-for-6 run would shatter that record.

UConn forward Alex Karaban figures that91裸聊视频檚 still compelling stuff, too.

91裸聊视频淭o witness greatness from both teams and to witness greatness from what we did last year, too, I think it91裸聊视频檚 special,91裸聊视频 Karaban said. 91裸聊视频淎nd it doesn91裸聊视频檛 have to be close, doesn91裸聊视频檛 have to be any of that for it to be March Madness. It can be March Madness 91裸聊视频 and making history.91裸聊视频

As for the Boilermakers (34-4), they have won five games by an average of 19.6 points, including . The only close call was battling from 11 down before halftime to beat Tennessee 72-66 91裸聊视频 behind 40 points from 7-foot-4 star Zach Edey 91裸聊视频攖o clinch the program91裸聊视频檚 first Final Four trip since 1980.

Now they91裸聊视频檙e in their first title game since their only other appearance, a 1969 loss to Wooden91裸聊视频檚 Bruins, and Edey will have to tangle with 7-2 defensive force Donovan Clingan.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 cool with me winning by enough points where it91裸聊视频檚 not that your palms are sweaty, being nervous like that,91裸聊视频 Purdue guard Lance Jones said with a broad smile. 91裸聊视频淪o I think having that margin of victory is good.91裸聊视频

But that has also been at the forefront of what has been a blowout-filled tournament.

The average margin of victory in this tournament has been 14.4 points, according to Sportradar. Only the 1993 tournament (14.9 points) has had a higher margin since 1985, and the average margin had been 11.8 points for the previous 29 tournaments.

Now Purdue has the final chance to stop UConn91裸聊视频檚 March, and maybe have two teams tussling in a compelling finale.

91裸聊视频淵ou give respect to a team like UConn that can go and handle their business and go and beat a team by 15 to 20 every night,91裸聊视频 Loyer said. 91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 tough to do and respect to them for it. So it91裸聊视频檚 making sure we91裸聊视频檙e ready to go and giving the people a show because it91裸聊视频檚 the two best teams in college basketball. I don91裸聊视频檛 know what more you could ask for.91裸聊视频

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