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UConn Huskies defeat San Diego State to win NCAA men's ... (CBS News)

They dominated throughout the tournament with one of the most impressive runs March Madness history to pick up the program's fifth national men's basketball ...

"But we ran into too good of a team." This was a team built strictly for 2023 - replenished by Hurley, who went to the transfer portal to find more outside shooting after back-to-back first-round exits in the tournament. But a team built on defense finished the game only shooting 32% from the floor. I think there were people in the stands that thought, 'Hey, they're capable of doing it again,' and we were," Dutcher said. "We knew the level that we could play at, even through those dark times." Sanogo averaged 19.7 points and 9.8 rebounds over UConn's six-game cruise through the tournament. 4 for this Final Four full of underdogs, set the stage for this win over an 11:07 stretch in the first half during which the Aztecs didn't make a basket. Be kind," Nantz said as part of his final sign-off from the Final Four. One of the Fab Five, current Wolverines coach Juwan Howard, was there to console his former coach. They won those six games by an average of an even 20 points, only a fraction less than what North Carolina did in sweeping to the title in 2009. But Jordan Hawkins (16 points), - whose cousin, Angel Reese, won MOP honors the night before to help "It's absolutely amazing that we both get this opportunity," Hawkins said.

NCAA championship: Adama Sanogo joins place among UConn ... (CBSSports.com)

The junior center finished the NCAA tournament averaging 19.7 points per game and with four double-doubles.

"I love him to death, and he loves everyone in this room to death. You add a national championship to that, he's automatically in the conversation." Celebrate this historic win at the end of a wild tournament with UConn Championship Gear. Napier, Walker, Okafor and Hamilton all went to the Even amid the jubilation of UConn's locker room Monday night, it didn't take long for the conversation to turn to what's next. It was the culmination of a dominant run through the [NCAA Tournament](/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/), capped off by Sanogo's 17 points and 10 rebounds in a 76-59 victory over [San Diego State](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/SDGST/san-diego-state-aztecs/) at NRG Stadium. [NBA](/nba/) star Rudy Gay said as he took in the celebration from UConn's locker room. "He just cemented himself as one of the greats to come out of UConn," Huskies' guard Joey Calcaterra said. Walker averaged 23.5 points and 5.7 assists in the Big Dance for the 2011 title team. [observing Ramadan](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2023-final-four-how-uconn-star-center-adama-sanogo-is-navigating-fasting-for-ramadan/) over the past two weeks, meaning he could not eat or drink from sunup until sundown. There's so many 3-point shooters and shooting in games, I think to a fault. More than the numbers, though, it was Sanogo's intensity and passion that made him the foundation upon which the 2023 national champions were built.

UConn secure fifth men's basketball NCAA title (Olympics)

Tristen Newton led UConn Huskies with 19 points in their 76-59 victory over San Diego State Aztecs.

"We weren't ranked going into the year, so we had the chip on our shoulder. They cut the lead to five with five minutes to go, but a three-pointer from Jordan Hawkins - whose cousin Angel Reese Tristen Newton scored 19 points while Adama Sanogo scored 17 and grabbed 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the tournament.

UConn dominated San Diego State to win the men's NCAA ... (WGLT News)

NPR's A Martinez talks to Chuck Culpepper of The Washington Post, about the University of Connecticut defeating San Diego state 76-58, to win the men's ...

March Madness: UConn keeps San Diego State at bay to win fifth ... (Yahoo Sports)

The Huskies took advantage of a SDSU scoring drought in the first half to build a lead they wouldn't relinquish.

UConn men win fifth national championship: 'We've got our own!' (CT Insider)

The Huskies used a stout defensive effort, then held off a late-game comeback attempt by San Diego State to win the national title game 76-59.

(Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) "You walk around the building and it's a museum," he said. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Show More Show Less 13 of38 Connecticut guard Joey Calcaterra celebrates during the second half of the men's national championship college basketball game against Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament on Monday, April 3, 2023, in Houston. #44 of the Connecticut Huskies celebrates with teammates after defeating the San Diego State Aztecs 76-59 during the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament National Championship game at NRG Stadium on April 03, 2023 in Houston, Texas. HOUSTON, TEXAS - APRIL 03: Andre Jackson Jr.