UConn Huskies vs Duke Blue Devils, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship East Region Elite 8

College BasketballNCAA Men's Basketball Championship · East Region - Elite 8

#2UConn

33-5

73-72

Final

#1Duke

35-3

Capital One Arena

Lead tracker

CONN leadsBiggest lead CONN 2, DUKE 19

DUKE leads

Team	1H	2H	T
CONN	29	44	73
DUKE	44	28	72

Who won: UConn 73-72

The UConn Huskies beat the Duke Blue Devils 73-72 in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship East Region Elite 8 on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at Capital One Arena. The UConn outscored the Duke 44-28 in the 2nd half. Tarris Reed Jr. led the UConn in points (26). Cameron Boozer led the Duke in points (27).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

CONNDUKE

28-64FG25-48

44Field Goal %52

5-233PT6-15

22Three Point %40

12-17FT16-22

71Free Throw %73

28Rebounds34

13Offensive Rebounds10

15Defensive Rebounds24

16Assists17

7Steals4

8Blocks6

5Turnovers13

1Team Turnovers0

5Total Turnovers13

0Technical Fouls0

0Total Technical Fouls0

0Flagrant Fouls0

20Points Off Turnovers7

12Fast Break Points8

36Points in Paint34

17Fouls16

2Largest Lead19

2Lead Changes2

2Percent Led96

Player of the game

Tarris Reed Jr.

CONN · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK

9.2

Win probability

100%CONN final

CONNDUKE

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:00CON
Shorttimeout
UConn Timeout
THREEH2 0:00
Three! Jumper, 35 ft
B. Mullins · 10 PTS · ast A. Karaban
Braylon Mullins makes 35-foot three point jumper (Alex Karaban assists)
CONN 73 - 72 DUKE
H2 0:06
Steal
Silas Demary Jr. Steal.
S. Demary Jr. · 11 PTS
H2 0:06
TO
Bad pass turnover
Cayden Boozer bad pass turnover
Cay. Boozer · 15 PTS
H2 0:10
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Silas Demary Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
S. Demary Jr. · 11 PTS
CONN 70 - 72 DUKE
H2 0:10CON
Dead ball rebound
UConn Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 0:10
Misses free throw 1 of 2
Silas Demary Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
S. Demary Jr. · 11 PTS
H2 0:10
Foul on Cameron Boozer
Foul on Cameron Boozer.
Cam. Boozer · 27 PTS
H2 0:27CON
Regulartimeout
UConn Timeout
H2 0:28
+2
Pullup jump shot, 9 ft
Cameron Boozer makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
Cam. Boozer · 27 PTS
CONN 69 - 72 DUKE
THREEH2 0:50
Three! Jumper, 26 ft
A. Karaban · 5 PTS
Alex Karaban makes 26-foot three point jumper
CONN 69 - 70 DUKE
H2 1:05
Steal
Tarris Reed Jr. Steal.
T. Reed Jr. · 26 PTS
H2 1:05
TO
Bad pass turnover
Cameron Boozer bad pass turnover
Cam. Boozer · 27 PTS
H2 1:20DUK
Regulartimeout
Duke Timeout
H2 1:31
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Solo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2
S. Ball · 10 PTS
CONN 66 - 70 DUKE
H2 1:31CON
Dead ball rebound
UConn Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 1:31
Misses free throw 1 of 2
Solo Ball misses free throw 1 of 2
S. Ball · 10 PTS
H2 1:31
Foul on Dame Sarr
Foul on Dame Sarr.
D. Sarr · 10 PTS
H2 1:33
Offensive Rebound
Solo Ball Offensive Rebound.
S. Ball · 10 PTS
H2 1:36
Misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alex Karaban misses 25-foot three point jumper
A. Karaban · 5 PTS
H2 1:50
Defensive rebound
Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:51
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Patrick Ngongba II misses free throw 2 of 2
P. Ngongba II · 6 PTS
H2 1:51
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Patrick Ngongba II makes free throw 1 of 2
P. Ngongba II · 6 PTS
CONN 65 - 70 DUKE