No. 2 UConn shocks No. 1 Duke with last-second 3 to advance to men's Final Four

The No. 2 Connecticut Huskies will play in their third Final Four in four seasons after a stunning, come-from-behind victory against the No. 1 Duke Blue Devils in the final game of the men’s Elite Eight on Sunday.

The No. 2 Connecticut Huskies will play in their third Final Four in four seasons after a stunning, come-from-behind victory against the No. 1 Duke Blue Devils in the final game of the men’s Elite Eight on Sunday.

The Huskies were trailing for most of the game — from the 18:26 mark of the first half until the final second of regulation — but won 73-72 after an improbable 3-pointer from freshman guard Braylon Mullins with 0.3 seconds left.

“It’s still a loss of words, still processing what just happened,” Mullins said during his postgame press conference. “I knew I had to put one up. I’m just happy that was the one that went down tonight.”

The Blue Devils led by as many as 19 points and held an 11-point advantage with 7:59 left in the second half. Connecticut managed to finish the game on a 22-10 run, shocking Duke after a topsy-turvy final few minutes.

With 1:51 left in the second half, Patrick Ngongba II hit a free throw to put the Blue Devils ahead 70-65. After a free throw and then a steal by Tarris Reed Jr., Alex Karaban hit a 3 to cut Duke’s lead to 70-69.