Watch out No. 1 seeds. UConn looks like a threat to win the national title.
didn't stand a chance. UConn dominated in almost every facet of the game as it posted its third double-digit NCAA tournament win in three games.
The Razorbacks kept things interesting in the game's opening minutes. They shot 6 of 12 from the field to start the game as the Huskies opened up a 20-17 lead. But from there it was all UConn, which blew the game open with a 14-0 run to extend its lead to 34-17. It took a 46-29 edge into the second half, where extended its lead to 62-33 courtesy of a 9-0 run. Arkansas' first field goal of the second have arrived with 13:52 left on the clock.
The Razorbacks responded with full-court pressure to fluster the Huskies en route to a 10-0 run to cut their deficit to 19. But it was too little entirely too late. UConn responded with 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to reassert its will. Arkansas never threatened. This is a Huskies team that entered the tournament as a No. 4 seed, having finished in fourth place in the Big East courtesy of a 13-7 conference record. But a number of statistical measures suggested that UConn was stronger than its seeding, a prediction that's played out on the court through three tournament games., an advanced analytical formula that ranks teams on a number of data points.
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