The No. 1 seed University of Connecticut (37-3) dominated No. 1 seed Purdue Boilermakers (34-5) 75-60, Monday night in Glendale, Arizona. The Huskies become the first team to win consecutive national crowns since Florida in 2006 and 2007. The Huskies won their six tournament games by 140 points — or 23.33 per game.
Tristen Newton led UConn with 20 points and seven assists. Stephon Castle had 15, Cam Spencer had 11 points and eight rebounds and Donovan Clingan had 11 points and five boards.
Purdue’s big man Zach Edey finished with 37 points and 10 rebounds, his teammates finished only nine of 29 from the floor (31 percent). The Boilermakers were the No. 2 3-point shooting team in the nation.
Connecticut is the eighth school to win back-to-back titles, joining Oklahoma State (194546), Kentucky (1948-49), San Francisco (1955-56), Cincinnati (1961-62), UCLA (1964-65, 1967-73), Duke (1991-92) and Florida (2006-07).
