Connecticut beats Fla., moves into NCAA final (CNN) - Connecticut beat top-ranked Florida 63-53 Saturday to earn a spot in the championship game of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The Huskies will play Monday night against the winner of the Wisconsin-Kentucky game. The second Final Four game will be played at 8:50 p.m. Saturday. Florida was the top seed for the entire tournament and held a 12-point lead midway through the first half. Quick Clicks Schumacher shows moments of consciousness Cubs player takes the field in wrong jersey Phil Mickelson boosts Masters hopes Barcelona hit with transfer ban by FIFA Brazil tackling child prostitution for World Cup Tiger Woods to miss Masters after back surgery Connecticut, a No. 7 seed in its region, roared back, taking a slight lead at the half and expanding the bulge early in the second half. The championship game will be played in Arlington, Texas. The Final Four of college basketball can be a harsh proving ground for players. The pressure is immense. When CNN’s Rachel Nichols asked Kentucky coach John Calipari how his freshman-laden team would respond during its game Saturday night, the coach quipped: “They’re gonna go out in front of 75,000 and probably pee down their leg to start [...] newsinpenn/connecticut-beats-fla-moves-into-ncaa-final/
Posted on: Sun, 06 Apr 2014 04:03:04 +0000
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