11 months ago
Freshman Kemba Walker scored 23 points as Connecticut held off Missouri
82-75 to earn a trip to the Final Four and extend the Big East's
dominance of the NCAA tournament.
The top-seeded Huskies blew an early 11-point lead but survived against the frenetic third-seeded Tigers, who were denied their first Final Four berth.
A.J. Price added 18 points for the 31-and-4 Huskies, who clinched the victory by going 10-for-10 from the line in the final 1:02. They're seeking their third national title -- the first two went through regionals in Phoenix in 1999 and 2004.Leo Lyons and Matt Lawrence each had 13 points for Missouri, which ends its year at 31-and-7. Mizzou overcame an early 13-2 deficit but couldn't match the muscular Huskies on the boards.
UConn advances to next weekend's Final Four in Detroit to play the winner of Sunday's Louisville-Michigan State Midwest Regional final. The AP contributed to this report.
