Donovan Clingan, Tristen Newton and top overall seed Yukon defeated an undermanned Northwestern team 75-58 on Sunday night to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
Newton had 20 points and 10 assists, and Clingan had 14 points, 14 rebounds and eight blocks as the Huskies (33-3) led wire-to-wire and advanced to the regional semifinals for the first time since Duke in 2016. became the dinging national champion. .
Connecticut earned 30 points, tying the program record for wins set by the 2013-14 national championship team.
The university will play either No. 5 seed San Diego State or No. 13 seed Yale University in the East semifinals on Thursday night in Boston, about 135 miles from campus.
Smaller but less powerful, Bou Bouye and the ninth-seeded Wildcats (22-12) were buried in a dizzying display of dunks, blocks, alley-oops and layups.
They pushed in the second half and Huskies coach Dan Hurley called a timeout with 5 minutes, 26 seconds left, but Northwestern never gained a margin of less than 16 points.
