San Diego State hung with the top-seeded Huskies for a half. Then, UConn turned it on, cruising to the Elite Eight on the strength of an 82-52 thrashing at TD Garden Thursday night.
Connecticut is halfway to history.
Three wins down, three wins to go to become the first team to repeat since Florida in 2006-07.
This was more difficult than the first two NCAA Tournament wins that felt like scrimmages, but not by much.
San Diego State hung with the top-seeded Huskies for a half. Then, UConn turned it on, cruising to the Elite Eight on the strength of an 82-52 thrashing at TD Garden Thursday night.
Connecticut has now won nine straight tournament games by double figures after dominating the rematch of last year’s national championship game.
The average margin of victory in those games: 22.8.
It will meet the No. 2 Iowa State/No. 3 Illinois winner on Saturday night with a Final Four berth at stake.
