UConn Arizona Michigan and Illinois Reach NCAA Final Four After Historic Comebacks in Elite Eight

Connecticut Arizona Michigan and Illinois advanced to the NCAA Final Four after a series of dramatic Elite Eight victories set the stage for the national semifinals at Lucas Oil Stadium.UConn secured its spot by overcoming a nineteen-point halftime deficit to defeat top-seeded Duke seventy-three to seventy-two following a last-second three-pointer by Braylon Mullins.Arizona returns to the national semifinals for the first time since two thousand one while Illinois ended a twenty-one-year drought to join Michigan as one of two Big Ten representatives.Top-seeded Michigan faces Arizona as a slight favorite while the defending champion Huskies prepare to play Illinois for a chance to compete in the national championship game on Monday.
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