UConn finished its dominant run in the 2023 NCAA tournament with yet another double-digit victory, taking down San Diego State 76-59 to earn its fifth title in program history. Watch the extended highlights from the 2023 National Championship game here.
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Pace is important, Jim.
You have to slow it down a little bit.
Woo-woo for UConn.
Here's Hawkins. He pulls up, fires it, just like he did Saturday.
He hits his opening shot of the game.
Nixon now.
Is it to Bradley? Also is off to a hot start in the semifinal game.
That's Butler. Oh!
Who looks up. Head fake on Caravan.
Feeds the corner. And that's another three.
How about that?
Trammell.
They want Minsa to be ever so careful to not draw a foolish first foul, is how they call it.
That's something they are concerned with, especially against the size of Sunogo, who hits his first shot.
Big things defensively, they didn't have to help.
That bounce pass, but it's shut off as Sunogo came over to help out on Caravan.
A little double play.
And Johnson on the board as well.
Now, Newton racing ahead.
That's Trammell, who knocked it out of his hands.
Nice cut.
The Jackson.
Constant movement right there.
Jackson always seems to be in the right place at the right time.
This is where he is tough.
Side saddle jumpers.
Little drive.
Score for the Aztecs.
And he gets the roll and bounce.
Jackson on Bradley.
Got to stay close.
He likes to bounce.
Get that sidestep three.
Nice roll and a goal.
Who's there?
But Sunogo.
And he's everywhere.
Hands off a rope.
How about Sunogo?
We talked about his offensive footwork.
Defensively, he's become attuned, alert.
Newton with that deep bench.
Still with the five starters on the floor right now.
Safe on the floor now.
Great shooter.
Sunogo.
A little hard.
There it is.
Up and over.
Minza.
This time it rolls off the rim.
And blocked by Caravan.
Looking for a foul that's not there.
Well, they're pushing it too.
Even if you don't get a fast break, you've got plenty of time to run your offense.
Here's the guy that passes and finds people.
Off the floor with it.
That ball hit a leg.
And Sunogo lost a shoe.
Katerin with five to shoot.
Pretty clear.
He saved that play.
They're out of sync at that end.
Have been for now almost eight minutes.
Hawkins got to get busy a little bit.
Nice pass.
Sunogo.
Hey!
Watch Hawkins.
He keeps busy.
Screens and pops.
A little Rip Hamilton, huh?
Hey, trained with him in the summer.
Here's the lead.
And he gets the soft bounce.
He had a good look.
He had Caravan.
It looked like a better angle than that.
Oh, my goodness.
What a shot that was.
Are you serious?
That's all chance.
You've got now over 11 minutes.
There it is.
Nice move.
And they move Sunogo out in the last couple of trips.
I think it's a good movement there.
Notice the rhythm isn't the same with Hawkins out of the game.
And he's taking over this game.
Triple-double machine.
Driving in.
Can't get by that guy, Jackson.
There's Newton.
Take it off again after the turnover.
Drive it in.
Land it in for two more.
Tell you what, that was one against four in one match.
Trinell.
Beat it outside.
Newton's on a hot shot.
Newton's got another one.
This time a three.
And once again, Jackson with the push.
Gotten hot.
They had expanded this lead to 16.
On the outside.
And finally, San Diego State able to do something.
Calcaterra knows they have numbers.
They sure do.
Yes!
That's all, Jackson.
This kid.
They had a bucket at the other end that didn't fall.
And they get three.
Look at Jackson.
Jackson did not let Bradley get to the rim.
Johnson.
Settle for the jumper.
And makes it.
Well, that helped.
He addressed a cut on Sunogo's hand.
And stopped the bleeding during that timeout.
San Diego's gotta stop the bleeding.
There's one way to do it.
They've hit back-to-back two-point jumpers.
His activity is incredible.
That's his game.
Well, they need him because he didn't make a basket in the last 16 minutes of that first half.
Stir it up on this end of the floor.
Jackson.
Coming around the screen by Sunogo.
They're really standing this trip.
There they go.
The caravan.
That's his spot.
Oh, boy.
That slot jumper.
He can percolate.
Of course, if you were making that choice, you wanted to parry.
Oh, there's a block by caravan.
Minson.
That's a nice save.
Right back out.
Butler scores.
And look at that first.
One dribble from the top of the key.
Attacking the glass.
Has to find a way.
That dribble drive has been effective.
To get to the rim.
Just like this.
That blow-by.
And the kick.
The shot at the three.
There it is.
That's his game.
Catch and shoot.
Seven to shoot.
Slipping.
Gets it out to Luton.
That's a jumper.
They love that little short corner.
Be able to get it.
Cling it.
No stopping that.
Keep the ball.
Mel.
Five feet away.
And there's.
A rope.
Able to.
Get it back out.
Here's a three.
Good shot.
By Butler.
It's magical.
He knows it all.
That's on the top of his head.
You can't play golf with it.
After tonight, I've got nowhere to dispense with that.
Here's Calcutta.
In the Bay Area.
And he is celebrating that shot by his son.
Brad Butler.
Here's Luton.
Getting another shot to go.
And they're going to ride that.
Why not?
Run some time.
Get a good one.
Little mismatch here.
The deep looks in.
And he has that one softly dropped.
This kid's done a great job.
Tramiel getting to the lane.
Here's Johnson.
That's a three.
And it's down.
He wants the shot.
Nice to knock it off.
Tramiel takes it.
Where they sold out over 12,000 every game this season.
Here's Newton.
Rattles out.
Yes.
Even prettier.
How about that?
I think he splits both defenders without any contact.
He was trying to drive a contact.
Nice steal here.
Look at Butler.
Butler.
Able.
As close as this game has been since it was 16-12.
And we've got five minutes to go for the title.
Here's Hawkins.
How about that?
The way he uses the screen.
Scores again.
Take it over.
This kid, he's the one matchup that I thought would be difficult.
Gotta go quick.
A team that's not used to going quick.
Contested.
Tough shot.
This kid.
What a heart.
Big.
Jim, absolutely.
Big time ticker.
So tough with four ball handlers on the floor right now for UConn.
Nice pass.
Inside they go to Hawkins.
Let's go.
Two grand.
And Dutch, what a year he's had too.
Pearly and the Huskies have their dreams come true.