The Conference USA foes will meet in Thursday’s championship game after pulling out narrow victories in the first NIT semifinal round to be played in Las Vegas.
Basketball
The Huskies recorded a fourth straight blowout victory and punched their ticket to the Final Four when Gonzaga couldn’t recover from a controversial foul call.
Connecticut teammates have seen what happens when Adama Senogo gets challenged, and perhaps no more daunting task has been presented than Gonzaga and Drew Timme.
The Liberty High School alum grew up dreaming about making a shot like he did Thursday to lift Gonzaga to the Elite Eight with a win over UCLA at T-Mobile Arena.
Arkansas spent much of the season in the top 10 only to enter the NCAA Tournament as an afterthought before making a run to the Sweet 16 that ended in disappointment.
Thursday will mark the first time NCAA Tournament games have been contested in the state of Nevada and UCLA coach Mick Cronin thinks it should have happened much sooner.
The shirtless celebrations of Eric Musselman are just fine with his Arkansas players, who will take the floor against Connecticut on Thursday in the Sweet 16 at T-Mobile Arena.
Las Vegas hosts the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight on Thursday and Saturday at T-Mobile Arena, a part of the bracket that has produced many memorable moments.
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The debate is over. Las Vegas can stake its claim as the owner of March Madness from this day forward. It’s about to be a wild month, and it could be only the beginning.