UConn Huskies vs. Duke Blue Devils

Mar 29, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CONN	29	44	73
DUKE	44	28	72

Game Recap

Mullins Madness! Freshman's 35-footer gives UConn a 73-72 win over Duke and a Final Four spot. Braylon Mullins retrieved a loose ball near midcourt and suddenly, improbably, UConn had a chance to win.

Player Stats

UCONN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Alex Karaban	38	2-10	1-6	0-0	3	3	0	2	0	2	5
5Tarris Reed Jr.	32	10-16	0-0	6-9	9	3	2	4	2	3	26
24Braylon Mullins	26	4-10	1-5	1-1	1	0	0	0	0	4	10
2Silas Demary Jr.	23	4-9	2-5	1-2	5	2	1	1	2	1	11
1Solo Ball	30	3-11	0-5	4-5	2	2	2	0	0	2	10
23Jayden Ross	21	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
3Jaylin Stewart	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0
12Eric Reibe	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	1	2
0Malachi Smith	18	4-7	1-2	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	1	9
TOTAL	-	28-6443.8%	5-2321.7%	12-1770.6%	26	16	7	8	4	17	73

DUKE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6Maliq Brown	17	0-0	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	4	0
12Cameron Boozer	39	10-21	1-4	6-8	8	4	0	2	4	3	27
7Dame Sarr	28	4-5	2-3	0-2	4	1	0	0	1	1	10
3Isaiah Evans	29	2-6	1-4	2-2	0	0	0	2	1	2	7
2Cayden Boozer	28	4-5	1-1	6-6	5	6	2	0	3	0	15
21Patrick Ngongba II	22	2-4	0-2	2-4	5	3	1	1	0	4	6
14Nikolas Khamenia	22	3-5	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	1	7
8Darren Harris	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Caleb Foster	14	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	0	3	1	0
TOTAL	-	25-4852.1%	6-1540.0%	16-2272.7%	30	17	4	6	13	16	72

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCONNDUKE

(20:00) Start game.
(20:00) Jump Ball won by UConn.
(20:00) Jump Ball lost by Duke.
(19:39) Foul on Maliq Brown.
+1 (19:39) Tarris Reed Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
10
+1 (19:39) Tarris Reed Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
20
(19:25) Cameron Boozer misses layup.
(19:25) Tarris Reed Jr. Block.
(19:23) Silas Demary Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(19:08) Solo Ball misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:05) Maliq Brown Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:48) Dame Sarr makes driving layup.
22
(18:31) Silas Demary Jr. bad pass turnover.
(18:31) Cayden Boozer Steal.
+2 (18:26) Cameron Boozer makes driving layup.
24
(18:10) Alex Karaban misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:07) Cayden Boozer Defensive Rebound.
(17:50) Cameron Boozer misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:47) Cayden Boozer Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:45) Isaiah Evans makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cayden Boozer assists).
27
+2 (17:18) Tarris Reed Jr. makes driving layup.
47
(17:03) Foul on Braylon Mullins.
+1 (17:03) Cayden Boozer makes free throw 1 of 2.
48
+1 (17:03) Cayden Boozer makes free throw 2 of 2.
49
(16:48) Silas Demary Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:45) Tarris Reed Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(16:45) Foul on Patrick Ngongba II.
+2 (16:42) Solo Ball makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
69
(16:25) Foul on Alex Karaban.
(16:21) Cameron Boozer misses layup.
(16:21) Alex Karaban Block.
(16:19) Cameron Boozer Offensive Rebound.
+3 (16:17) Dame Sarr makes 24-foot three point jumper.
612
(15:56) Tarris Reed Jr. misses layup.
(15:54) Patrick Ngongba II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:46) Cameron Boozer makes layup (Patrick Ngongba II assists).
614
(15:26) Tarris Reed Jr. misses driving layup.
(15:24) Tarris Reed Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:23) Tarris Reed Jr. makes 10-foot jumper.
814
+2 (15:06) Cayden Boozer makes 9-foot floating jump shot (Cameron Boozer assists).
816
+2 (14:42) Tarris Reed Jr. makes 8-foot hook shot.
1016
(14:29) Foul on Solo Ball.
+3 (14:22) Cameron Boozer makes 24-foot three point jumper (Patrick Ngongba II assists).
1019
+2 (13:57) Braylon Mullins makes 13-foot floating jump shot.
1219
(13:34) Patrick Ngongba II misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:30) Cameron Boozer Offensive Rebound.
(13:30) Cameron Boozer misses layup.
(13:30) Alex Karaban Block.
(13:29) Cameron Boozer Offensive Rebound.
+3 (13:24) Cayden Boozer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Patrick Ngongba II assists).
1222
+2 (12:53) Tarris Reed Jr. makes layup.
1422
(12:34) Dame Sarr misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:32) UConn Deadball Team Rebound.
+2 (12:21) Tarris Reed Jr. makes layup (Jaylin Stewart assists).
1622
(12:00) Dame Sarr bad pass turnover.
(11:52) Braylon Mullins misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:50) Duke Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:28) Isaiah Evans makes 17-foot step back jumpshot.
1624
(11:09) Braylon Mullins misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:06) Caleb Foster Defensive Rebound.
(10:57) Foul on Jaylin Stewart.
(10:53) Isaiah Evans misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(10:49) Duke Offensive Rebound.
(10:37) Maliq Brown bad pass turnover.
(10:20) Malachi Smith misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(10:17) Maliq Brown Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:09) Cameron Boozer makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot.
1626
(9:50) Alex Karaban misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(9:48) Jaylin Stewart Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:46) Malachi Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylin Stewart assists).
1926
(9:30) Cameron Boozer bad pass turnover.
+2 (9:12) Silas Demary Jr. makes 4-foot jumper (Eric Reibe assists).
2126
(8:55) Darren Harris misses 19-foot jumper.
(8:51) Silas Demary Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:45) Silas Demary Jr. bad pass turnover.
(8:45) Cayden Boozer Steal.
+2 (8:42) Nikolas Khamenia makes layup (Cayden Boozer assists).
2128
(8:18) Alex Karaban misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(8:16) Duke Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:02) Patrick Ngongba II makes driving layup (Nikolas Khamenia assists).
2130
(7:43) Solo Ball misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(7:40) Jaylin Stewart Offensive Rebound.
(7:34) Tarris Reed Jr. misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(7:34) Cameron Boozer Block.
(7:32) Cayden Boozer Defensive Rebound.
(7:29) Foul on Jaylin Stewart.
+1 (7:29) Cayden Boozer makes free throw 1 of 2.
2131
+1 (7:29) Cayden Boozer makes free throw 2 of 2.
2132
(7:17) Tarris Reed Jr. bad pass turnover.
(7:17) Patrick Ngongba II Steal.
(6:57) Nikolas Khamenia misses driving layup.
(6:57) Silas Demary Jr. Block.
(6:56) Duke Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:47) Dame Sarr makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cameron Boozer assists).
2135
(6:26) Tarris Reed Jr. misses layup.
(6:26) Cameron Boozer Block.
(6:25) UConn Offensive Rebound.
(6:24) Alex Karaban misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(6:23) Maliq Brown Defensive Rebound.
(6:23) Foul on Tarris Reed Jr..
(6:12) Foul on Braylon Mullins.
+1 (6:12) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 1 of 2.
2136
(6:12) Cameron Boozer misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:11) Jayden Ross Defensive Rebound.
(5:49) Tarris Reed Jr. misses driving layup.
(5:47) Silas Demary Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(5:47) Silas Demary Jr. misses layup.
(5:45) Maliq Brown Defensive Rebound.
(5:31) Cameron Boozer misses driving layup.
(5:31) Tarris Reed Jr. Block.
(5:29) Cameron Boozer Offensive Rebound.
(5:27) Foul on Tarris Reed Jr..
+1 (5:27) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 1 of 2.
2137
+1 (5:27) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 2 of 2.
2138
(5:16) Braylon Mullins misses 13-foot jumper.
(5:13) Dame Sarr Defensive Rebound.
(5:01) Foul on Silas Demary Jr..
+1 (5:01) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 1 of 2.
2139
+1 (5:01) Cameron Boozer makes free throw 2 of 2.
2140
(4:32) Malachi Smith misses 10-foot step back jumpshot.
(4:31) UConn Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:31) team shot clock turnover .
(4:19) Cameron Boozer misses driving layup.
(4:19) Eric Reibe Block.
(4:16) Eric Reibe Defensive Rebound.
(4:13) Foul on Nikolas Khamenia.
+1 (4:13) Solo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2.
2240
+1 (4:13) Solo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2.
2340
+2 (4:02) Cayden Boozer makes 12-foot floating jump shot.
2342
+2 (3:41) Malachi Smith makes driving layup (Jayden Ross assists).
2542
+2 (3:24) Cayden Boozer makes driving layup.
2544
(3:09) Solo Ball misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:06) Cameron Boozer Defensive Rebound.
(2:57) Cameron Boozer misses driving layup.
(2:55) Patrick Ngongba II Offensive Rebound.
(2:45) Cameron Boozer bad pass turnover.
(2:31) Alex Karaban misses driving layup.
(2:31) Patrick Ngongba II Block.
(2:30) UConn Offensive Rebound.
(2:24) Solo Ball misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(2:24) Isaiah Evans Block.
(2:21) Dame Sarr Defensive Rebound.
(2:17) Isaiah Evans misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(2:15) Jayden Ross Defensive Rebound.
(2:02) Malachi Smith misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(1:59) Patrick Ngongba II Defensive Rebound.
(1:33) Foul on Eric Reibe.
(1:33) Dame Sarr misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:33) Duke Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:33) Dame Sarr misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:32) Jayden Ross Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:06) Malachi Smith makes 13-foot floating jump shot.
2744
(0:53) Foul on Caleb Foster.
(0:53) Caleb Foster turnover.
+2 (0:26) Eric Reibe makes 7-foot hook shot (Malachi Smith assists).
2944
(0:01) Patrick Ngongba II misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) UConn Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CONN

DUKE

73Points72

28-64(43.8%)Field Goal(%)25-48(52.1%)

5-23(21.7%)3-Point(%)6-15(40.0%)

12-17(70.6%)Free Throw(%)16-22(72.7%)

28(13)Rebounds(Offensive)34(10)

16Assists17

7Steals4

8Blocks6

5Turnovers13

17(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

2Largest Lead19

Game Details

Sunday, March 29, 2026 · 5:05 PM

Capital One Arena · Washington, D.C.

attendance: 19,502 (94.7%)

tv: CBS

spread: DUKE -4.5

over/under: 135.5