Alabama Crimson Tide vs. UConn Huskies

Apr 6, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ALA	40	32	72
CONN	44	42	86

Game Recap

Led by Castle and Clingan, defending champ UConn returns to NCAA title game, beating Alabama 86-72. The final result showed UConn winning its 11th straight NCAA Tournament game by at least 13 points.

Player Stats

ALABAMA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Nick Pringle	16	0-2	0-0	2-2	0	1	0	0	1	2	2
2Grant Nelson	30	7-16	1-4	4-4	15	0	0	1	0	3	19
1Mark Sears	40	9-14	3-6	3-4	5	3	0	1	1	4	24
3Rylan Griffen	26	3-8	2-5	0-1	0	0	0	1	3	2	8
55Aaron Estrada	37	5-11	3-5	0-0	3	3	1	0	2	1	13
10Mouhamed Dioubate	5	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
15Jarin Stevenson	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0
24Sam Walters	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
12Latrell Wrightsell	31	2-5	2-3	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	1	6



TOTAL	-	26-5844.8%	11-2347.8%	9-1181.8%	28	9	2	5	7	15	72

UCONN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Alex Karaban	30	4-6	2-4	4-4	8	2	0	2	0	2	14
32Donovan Clingan	29	8-14	0-0	2-2	5	1	0	4	0	2	18
5Stephon Castle	30	7-13	2-6	5-6	5	2	1	0	1	4	21
2Tristen Newton	35	4-11	3-9	1-2	3	9	0	0	3	1	12
12Cam Spencer	36	5-11	3-5	1-2	8	4	2	0	0	3	14
23Jayden Ross	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Jaylin Stewart	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33Apostolos Roumoglou	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35Samson Johnson	10	3-3	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	2	0	1	7
1Solo Ball	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20Andrew Hurley	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Hassan Diarra	23	0-4	0-1	0-0	5	2	1	0	0	4	0
TOTAL	-	31-6250.0%	10-2540.0%	14-1877.8%	35	20	4	8	4	17	86

Play-by-Play

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1st halfALACONN

(20:00) Jump Ball won by UConn.
(19:44) Stephon Castle missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:44) Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(19:27) Grant Nelson missed Layup.
(19:27) Donovan Clingan Block.
(19:27) Alabama Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:20) Grant Nelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Estrada.
30
+3 (18:59) Stephon Castle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tristen Newton.
33
(18:46) Grant Nelson missed Jumper.
(18:46) Donovan Clingan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:31) Stephon Castle made Layup.
35
(18:09) Nick Pringle missed Layup.
(18:09) Donovan Clingan Block.
(18:09) Donovan Clingan Defensive Rebound.
(17:55) Foul on Rylan Griffen.
+1 (17:55) Alex Karaban made Free Throw.
36
+1 (17:55) Alex Karaban made Free Throw.
37
(17:27) Rylan Griffen missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:27) Aaron Estrada Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:23) Rylan Griffen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Estrada.
67
+3 (17:01) Stephon Castle made Three Point Jumper.
610
(16:39) Rylan Griffen missed Jumper.
(16:39) Stephon Castle Defensive Rebound.
(16:31) Tristen Newton Turnover.
(16:31) Aaron Estrada Steal.
+2 (16:19) Grant Nelson made Layup.
810
(16:02) Tristen Newton missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:02) Cam Spencer Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:55) Cam Spencer made Three Point Jumper.
813
(15:31) Foul on Stephon Castle.
(15:24) Foul on Hassan Diarra.
+3 (15:20) Aaron Estrada made Three Point Jumper.
1113
(14:58) Cam Spencer missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:58) Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(14:44) Grant Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:44) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
(14:20) Foul on Grant Nelson.
(14:15) Cam Spencer missed Layup.
(14:15) Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:04) Aaron Estrada made Jumper.
1313
(13:43) Donovan Clingan missed Jumper.
(13:43) Alex Karaban Offensive Rebound.
(13:41) Foul on Grant Nelson.
+1 (13:41) Alex Karaban made Free Throw.
1314
+1 (13:41) Alex Karaban made Free Throw.
1315
(13:27) Jump Ball won by Alabama.
+2 (13:25) Mark Sears made Jumper.
1515
(12:59) Stephon Castle missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:59) Sam Walters Defensive Rebound.
(12:57) Foul on Alex Karaban.
(12:43) Aaron Estrada Turnover.
(12:36) Hassan Diarra missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:36) Mark Sears Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:27) Latrell Wrightsell Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Sears.
1815
(12:10) Tristen Newton missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:10) Samson Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(12:06) Foul on Sam Walters.
+1 (12:06) Samson Johnson made Free Throw.
1816
(12:06) Samson Johnson missed Free Throw.
(12:06) Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:55) Mark Sears made Layup.
2016
+2 (11:30) Samson Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Cam Spencer.
2018
+3 (11:12) Rylan Griffen made Three Point Jumper.
2318
+2 (10:45) Samson Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Cam Spencer.
2320
(10:24) Rylan Griffen Turnover.
+2 (10:00) Donovan Clingan made Jumper. Assisted by Tristen Newton.
2322
(9:39) Aaron Estrada missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:39) Tristen Newton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:32) Donovan Clingan made Dunk. Assisted by Tristen Newton.
2324
(9:06) Foul on Donovan Clingan.
+1 (9:06) Nick Pringle made Free Throw.
2424
+1 (9:06) Nick Pringle made Free Throw.
2524
+2 (8:38) Stephon Castle made Dunk. Assisted by Donovan Clingan.
2526
(8:27) Rylan Griffen Turnover.
(8:27) Cam Spencer Steal.
(8:19) Foul on Nick Pringle.
+1 (8:19) Stephon Castle made Free Throw.
2527
+1 (8:19) Stephon Castle made Free Throw.
2528
+3 (7:54) Aaron Estrada made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Pringle.
2828
(7:40) Donovan Clingan missed Layup.
(7:40) Mark Sears Block.
(7:40) Aaron Estrada Defensive Rebound.
(7:31) Foul on Tristen Newton.
(7:21) Nick Pringle Turnover.
(7:21) Stephon Castle Steal.
(7:18) Foul on Mark Sears.
(7:18) Foul on Mark Sears.
+1 (7:18) Tristen Newton made Free Throw.
2829
(7:18) Tristen Newton missed Free Throw.
(7:18) Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(6:59) Aaron Estrada missed Jumper.
(6:59) Stephon Castle Defensive Rebound.
(6:52) Tristen Newton missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:52) Cam Spencer Offensive Rebound.
(6:37) Foul on Aaron Estrada.
(6:37) Stephon Castle missed Free Throw.
(6:37) UConn Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:37) Stephon Castle made Free Throw.
2830
(6:10) Latrell Wrightsell Jr. missed Jumper.
(6:10) Grant Nelson Offensive Rebound.
(6:02) Aaron Estrada missed Jumper.
(6:02) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
(5:49) Tristen Newton missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:49) Mark Sears Defensive Rebound.
(5:35) Grant Nelson missed Layup.
(5:35) Samson Johnson Block.
(5:35) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
(5:27) Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:27) Hassan Diarra Offensive Rebound.
(5:19) Hassan Diarra missed Layup.
(5:19) Rylan Griffen Block.
(5:19) UConn Offensive Rebound.
(5:16) Cam Spencer missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:16) Mark Sears Defensive Rebound.
(5:13) Foul on Cam Spencer.
+3 (5:00) Latrell Wrightsell Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Sears.
3130
+3 (4:27) Tristen Newton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Karaban.
3133
(4:17) Latrell Wrightsell Jr. missed Layup.
(4:17) Hassan Diarra Defensive Rebound.
(4:11) Hassan Diarra missed Layup.
(4:11) Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(4:06) Foul on Alex Karaban.
(4:06) Rylan Griffen missed Free Throw.
(4:06) Cam Spencer Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:45) Tristen Newton made Jumper.
3135
(3:31) Mark Sears Turnover.
(3:31) Hassan Diarra Steal.
(3:12) Tristen Newton Turnover.
(2:56) Aaron Estrada missed Jumper.
(2:56) Grant Nelson Offensive Rebound.
(2:53) Foul on Samson Johnson.
+1 (2:53) Grant Nelson made Free Throw.
3235
+1 (2:53) Grant Nelson made Free Throw.
3335
(2:32) Stephon Castle missed Jumper.
(2:32) Stephon Castle Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:27) Cam Spencer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tristen Newton.
3338
+2 (2:11) Mark Sears made Layup.
3538
+2 (1:37) Cam Spencer made Jumper.
3540
(1:27) Aaron Estrada missed Jumper.
(1:27) Hassan Diarra Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:15) Donovan Clingan made Layup. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
3542
+3 (0:48) Mark Sears made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Estrada.
3842
(0:25) Foul on Nick Pringle.
+1 (0:25) Donovan Clingan made Free Throw.
3843
+1 (0:25) Donovan Clingan made Free Throw.
3844
+2 (0:02) Mark Sears made Layup.
4044

2nd half

Team Stats

ALA

CONN

72Points86

26-58(44.8%)Field Goal(%)31-62(50.0%)

11-23(47.8%)3-Point(%)10-25(40.0%)

9-11(81.8%)Free Throw(%)14-18(77.8%)

29(8)Rebounds(Offensive)37(12)

9Assists20

2Steals4

5Blocks8

8Turnovers4

15(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

5Largest Lead16

Game Details

Saturday, April 6, 2024 · 8:51 PM

State Farm Stadium · Glendale, AZ

attendance: 74,720 (115.0%)

tv: TBS