No. 4 UConn Beats Michigan 85-77 in Rematch
10 sourcesUpdated Nov 7, 20261 min read
No. 4 UConn beat No. 16 Michigan 85–77 in a rematch of the teams’ national championship game, improving to 2–0. The Huskies built a 43–30 halftime lead and went ahead by as many as 18 points before holding off Michigan’s second-half rally. Braylon Mullins led UConn with 23 points, while Silas Demary Jr. scored 21 and freshman Colben Landrew added 14 points and eight rebounds. Michigan outscored UConn after halftime and cut the deficit to eight late, but could not overcome its first-half struggles.
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Michigan showed fight cutting it to eight but UConn's early lead proved decisive in the rematch.
UConn's starters really carried them with those two guys combining for 44 points. Michigan's comeback was impressive but fell short once again.
