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three defenders and dunked the ball while being fouled in what was described as the best play of the game. The
Wildcats scored the next six, again cutting the lead to one point. During that stretch Boatright turned his ankle on a routine pass but remained in the game. After Aaron Harrison missed an open three with 8:13 left, After a few possessions during which neither team scored, Napier hit a three-pointer at the 6:50 mark that appeared to end Kentucky's momentum. On Kentucky's subsequent possession Julius Randle drove to the basket for a layup to cut the lead back to two, and on the next play Huskies forward
417:. Although Connecticut won the 2011 championship, and Kentucky the 2012 edition, neither team made the 2013 tournament. It was the first championship game since 1966 in which neither finalist was in the previous year's tournament (in 2013, Kentucky participated in the NIT, losing in the first round, while UConn was ineligible for 2013 postseason tournament play due to sanctions imposed on the program for previous years' APR violations). These two teams also met in the Final Four during Connecticut's previous national championship run in 2011, with the Huskies winning 56–55 before beating Butler in the final.
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Kentucky's top scorer with 20. Randle had 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assist. Napier was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four for both his offense and defense (he held Aaron Harrison to 7 points). As a team UConn was 10 for 10 from the free throw line, while
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who was then fouled as he attempted a short shot. After Kromah, who had the lowest free throw percentage of the
Huskies on the court at 67% for the season, made both free throws, Aaron Harrison missed a three pointer and UConn dribbled out the clock for a 60–54 win. After the game, Kentucky coach
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UConn got out to a quick start, leading by 15 points in the first half. Kentucky fought back, narrowing the gap to 35–31 at halftime. In the second half, Kentucky got within one point on several occasions, but never took the lead. UConn pulled away in the final minute, winning the game, 60–54.
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in the act of shooting. Jackson made two out of three free throws to take a 73–71 lead. With 5.7 seconds left, Aaron
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1840:"UConn Women's Basketball Team Routs Notre Dame To Finish 40-0 Season, Win Historic 9th Title"
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had 33 points and 10 rebounds in a 95–84 victory over
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1529:. Associated Press. March 28, 2014
1503:. Associated Press. March 22, 2014
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1871:. NorthJersey.com. April 7, 2014
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1122:Kenny Smith
1098:Greg Gumbel
1055:Jim Calhoun
1047:Kevin Ollie
993:James Young
959:Attendance:
888:James Young
721:James Young
583:Gary Harris
537:Connecticut
439:Connecticut
411:Connecticut
383:Connecticut
247:Connecticut
94:Kevin Ollie
91:Head coach:
84:Head coach:
2599:Categories
2574:Karl Hobbs
2551:Head coach
1869:The Record
1251:CBS Sports
1220:CBS Sports
1147:References
1114:Grant Hill
1110:Seth Davis
1094:Steve Kerr
1039:Georgetown
1006:Marcus Lee
968:Joe DeRosa
625:, once in
579:Iowa State
525:Georgetown
489:Louisville
431:Seton Hall
323:(sideline)
316:Steve Kerr
303:Announcers
276:Attendance
270:Joe DeRosa
19:See also:
1944:SB Nation
1897:March 16,
1849:April 11,
1693:USA Today
1086:Jim Nantz
1035:Villanova
980:USA Today
964:Referees:
571:Villanova
521:Villanova
505:Wisconsin
307:Jim Nantz
1949:April 7,
1923:March 6,
1875:April 7,
1823:April 9,
1791:ESPN.com
1769:April 7,
1732:April 8,
1698:April 8,
1657:April 7,
1585:April 6,
1559:April 6,
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1334:April 6,
1308:April 6,
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1256:April 7,
1225:April 7,
1192:April 7,
828:8:10 pm
675:Position
672:Kentucky
655:Kentucky
647:Michigan
623:Arkansas
607:Syracuse
497:Michigan
427:Michigan
415:Kentucky
397:Overview
387:Kentucky
264:Referees
254:Favorite
171:2nd half
168:1st half
1635:May 17,
1610:May 17,
631:Arizona
613:in the
591:Florida
511:fouled
318:(color)
293:Network
145:Coaches
121:Coaches
68:(29–10)
1120:, and
961:79,238
800:Source
533:Butler
443:Butler
279:79,238
71:(31–8)
1188:. NPR
1037:beat
935:Asts:
923:Rebs:
873:, 23–
844:Recap
611:Texas
223:Venue
174:Total
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2424:2023
2419:2022
2414:2021
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1799:2014
1771:2014
1734:2014
1727:ESPN
1700:2014
1659:2014
1637:2018
1612:2018
1587:2014
1579:ESPN
1561:2014
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1527:ESPN
1509:2014
1501:ESPN
1483:2014
1475:ESPN
1457:2014
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1414:2014
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1388:2014
1380:ESPN
1362:2014
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1336:2014
1328:ESPN
1310:2014
1302:ESPN
1284:2014
1258:2014
1227:2014
1194:2014
1171:2024
1164:ESPN
1100:and
1092:and
1043:1985
1004:and
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635:1995
627:1994
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215:Date
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297:CBS
238:MVP
62:AAC
57:SEC
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