The UConn men’s basketball team found itself on the ropes against Illinois on Saturday late in the first half, tied at 23 with less than two minutes to go to the break of this 2024 Elite Eight battle.
However, you can’t keep a good Husky down. After a slow start, UConn rattled off a staggering 30-0 run to counter the Illinois push, grabbing a whopping 53-23 lead about seven minutes into the second half.
It’s the longest scoring run for the program since 1990 and a great reminder of why nobody (and we mean nobody) wants to play the reigning men’s NCAA tournament champions in March Madness.
The team is a buzzsaw that can explode at will, and it’s easy to see why they’ve got a great chance to repeat as champions.
UCONN WENT ON A 30-0 RUN! 😱
(via @MarchMadnessMBB) | #MarchMadness
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) March 30, 2024
Update from press row here, via the great Phil Chardis (former UConn writer-turned-SID): UConn's 30-0 run tonight is the program's longest since it started a game vs. New Hampshire 32-0 in 1990.
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) March 30, 2024
College basketball fans were in awe of UConn’s dominant run, as outscoring an opponent 30-0 for a stretch of basketball is pretty darn impressive.
A 30-0 run should be an automatic win
— Steven Ruiz (@theStevenRuiz) March 30, 2024
We just saw a 30-0 run
Speechless
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 30, 2024
30-0 RUN FOR THE HUSKIES
UCONN CAN’T BE STOPPED pic.twitter.com/61exufM1Mt
— GoldBoys.com (@GoldBoysSupport) March 30, 2024
Nbd just a casual 30-0 run by UConn…
— Courtney Cronin (@CourtneyRCronin) March 30, 2024
UConn bettors watching the 2nd half pic.twitter.com/6PzQuRx502
— DraftKings Sportsbook (@DKSportsbook) March 30, 2024
UCONN GOES ON A 30-0 RUN 🏀🤯 pic.twitter.com/uKdELaqfEp
— The Players' Lounge (@ThPlayersLounge) March 30, 2024
Alabama and Clemson watching this UConn game pic.twitter.com/hLzEH26Ez3
— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) March 30, 2024
This game really went from tied 23-23 to a 53-23 UConn lead 😱
(via @MarchMadnessMBB) pic.twitter.com/0oC4rb4jAn
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) March 30, 2024
REMINDER: This game was tied at 23 😳#MarchMadness @UConnMBB pic.twitter.com/nxhSxtaY6T
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 30, 2024
uconn 30-0 run unreal 😂💀
— Annie Agar (@AnnieAgar) March 30, 2024
This game was tied at 23, UConn now leads 53-23. 💀
(🎥: @MarchMadnessMBB)pic.twitter.com/lVl2dd4Zuc
— theScore (@theScore) March 30, 2024
30-0 RUN
UCONN IS INEVITABLE
— Pickswise (@Pickswise) March 30, 2024
