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24:
1691:Kevin Ollie
1679:Jim Calhoun
1632:Jeremy Lamb
1066:DonBest.com
891:Jeremy Lamb
866:Jim Calhoun
833:Attendance:
808:Jeremy Lamb
617:Matt Howard
589:Jeremy Lamb
485:Matt Howard
380:Connecticut
94:Jim Calhoun
91:Head coach:
84:Head coach:
1711:Categories
1674:Head coach
950:"SBnation"
906:References
854:Georgetown
493:Pittsburgh
489:free throw
320:(sideline)
313:Steve Kerr
300:Announcers
273:Attendance
19:See also:
1076:March 31,
1046:March 31,
850:Villanova
838:Referees:
718:Box score
434:June 2017
304:Jim Nantz
898:analyst
870:Big East
747:–19, 19–
545:Position
528:Big East
491:against
264:Referees
254:Favorite
171:2nd half
168:1st half
62:Big East
1021:May 18,
996:May 18,
699:April 4
479:of the
315:(color)
290:Network
145:Coaches
121:Coaches
57:Horizon
858:Butler
835:70,376
674:Source
542:Butler
384:Butler
276:70,376
71:(31–9)
68:(28–9)
878:UConn
805:Asts:
797:Rebs:
475:star
247:UConn
223:Venue
174:Total
1576:2024
1571:2023
1566:2022
1561:2021
1556:2020
1551:2019
1546:2018
1541:2017
1536:2016
1531:2015
1526:2014
1521:2013
1516:2012
1511:2011
1506:2010
1501:2009
1496:2008
1491:2007
1486:2006
1481:2005
1476:2004
1471:2003
1466:2002
1461:2001
1456:2000
1451:1999
1446:1998
1441:1997
1436:1996
1431:1995
1426:1994
1421:1993
1416:1992
1411:1991
1406:1990
1401:1989
1396:1988
1391:1987
1386:1986
1381:1985
1376:1984
1371:1983
1366:1982
1361:1981
1356:1980
1351:1979
1346:1978
1341:1977
1336:1976
1331:1975
1326:1974
1321:1973
1316:1972
1311:1971
1306:1970
1301:1969
1296:1968
1291:1967
1286:1966
1281:1965
1276:1964
1271:1963
1266:1962
1261:1961
1256:1960
1251:1959
1246:1958
1241:1957
1236:1956
1231:1955
1226:1954
1221:1953
1216:1952
1211:1951
1206:1950
1201:1949
1196:1948
1191:1947
1186:1946
1181:1945
1176:1944
1171:1943
1166:1942
1161:1941
1156:1940
1151:1939
1078:2019
1048:2019
1041:ESPN
1023:2018
998:2018
931:2023
924:ESPN
883:NCAA
874:NCAA
789:Pts:
776:Asts
768:Rebs
467:The
358:The
348:2012
343:2010
330:11.7
311:and
215:Date
1665:34
1659:22
1654:MOP
1648:15
1642:13
896:CBS
757:Pts
704:EDT
688:CBS
642:F/C
584:G/F
473:NBA
374:in
294:CBS
238:MVP
1713::
1636:5
1630:3
1095:.
1064:.
1039:.
1014:.
989:.
958:^
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922:.
827:,
810:,
802:11
794:16
764:13
749:34
745:22
735:53
654:†
649:2
591:1
568:1
564:†
386:.
245:,
229:,
206:53
203:34
200:19
190:41
187:19
184:22
147::
138::
136:AP
125:NR
123::
116:NR
114::
112:AP
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