HOUSTON — With Kemba Walker back in the building where he led the Connecticut Huskies to the 2011 men's national championship, his alma mater took one more convincing step toward what would be its fifth title in the past quarter century, throttling the Miami Hurricanes by a final score of 72-59 in Saturday night's Final Four showdown.
Throughout the 2023 men's NCAA tournament, gigantic second-half runs by Miami had been a common theme. The Hurricanes finished their opener against Drake with a 16-1 flourish. They pulled away from both Indiana and Houston with big runs midway through the second half.