UConn's Braylon Mullins hits game-winning 3-pointer to shock Duke, advance to men's Final Four

The UConn Huskies needed to excavation themselves retired of a spread successful the 2nd fractional against the Duke Blue Devils, and down Braylon Mullins’ clutch 3-pointer and Tarris Reed Jr.’s high-percentage scoring, they were capable to propulsion disconnected an unthinkable comeback triumph to beforehand to the Final Four.

The Huskies were capable to efficaciously unit the Blue Devils into a turnover with little than 7 seconds left. Caden Boozer had his walk deflected and the shot got into Mullins’ hands.

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UConn defender Braylon Mullins (24) celebrates aft a handbasket against Duke during the 2nd fractional successful the Elite Eight of the NCAA assemblage hoops tournament, Sunday, March 29, 2026, successful Washington.  (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

UConn defender Braylon Mullins, right, celebrates his crippled winning handbasket with defender Malachi Smith (0) during the 2nd fractional successful the Elite Eight of the NCAA assemblage hoops tourney against Duke, Sunday, March 29, 2026, successful Washington.  (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

The freshman was good beyond the 3-point enactment erstwhile helium chucked up the ball. His supplication was answered arsenic the shot went done the backmost of the net. UConn’s 19-point comeback was implicit arsenic the Huskies’ seat jumped successful jubilation.

UConn was capable to get the shot into Reed galore times implicit the people of the crippled and for astir fractional of the 2nd half, the Huskies were successful the bonus. Reed finished with 26 points connected 10-of-16 from the tract with 9 rebounds. He was 6-of-9 from the free-throw line.

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Duke defender Dame Sarr celebrates a handbasket against UConn during the archetypal fractional successful the Elite Eight of the NCAA assemblage hoops tournament, Sunday, March 29, 2026, successful Washington.  (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Duke was up 3 points with 28 seconds to go. UConn defender Silas Demary Jr. was fouled and went to the free-throw enactment for 2 shots. He missed the archetypal and made the second. The 2nd escaped propulsion enabled UConn to acceptable up its property defence and unit the turnover successful the end.

The Huskies outscored the Blue Devils 44-28 successful the 2nd fractional aft being down 44-29 successful the archetypal half.

Cameron Boozer led Duke with 27 points and grabbed 8 rebounds.

UConn guardant Tarris Reed Jr. (5) dunks during the 2nd fractional against Duke successful the Elite Eight of the NCAA assemblage hoops tournament, Sunday, March 29, 2026, successful Washington.  (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

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UConn is backmost successful the Final Four for the 3rd clip successful 3 years. The Huskies volition beryllium looking to get backmost to the nationalist title aft winning 2 titles successful the past 3 years. UConn volition instrumentality connected Illinois and Michigan volition spell up against Arizona successful the Final Four.

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