It's most definitely not the final we were expecting, but there is no shortage of talent in this National Championship between San Diego State and UConn. Find out who our college basketball picks believe will walk away victorious.
The Huskies have gone 10-1 straight up and against the spread in their last 11 games and have Their 72-59 victory against Miami in the Final Four was actually their closest game of the tourney, and the final score doesn't reflect how dominant they looked. They held one of the most efficient offenses in the country to just 32.2% shooting while knocking down 49.1% of their own shots.
It's been a tougher road to the championship game for the Aztecs, who pulled off come-from-behind victories by just a single point in each of their last two games. In the Final Four against Florida Atlantic, they rallied from a 14-point deficit to win on a buzzer-beater from guard Lamont Butler. San Diego State is third in the country in 3-point defense but the Owls knocked down 5 of 11 shots from deep in the first half and scored 40 points. The Aztecs vaunted defense finally showed up in the second half, holding FAU to just nine points in a 10-minute stretch which fueled their comeback. , but the Aztecs have been far less impressive on the other end of the floor ranking 68th in adjusted offensive efficiency.
Matt Bradley is the only SDSU player averaging double digits in points, and while he struggled against Alabama and Creighton, he broke out of his slump with 21 points against FAU. UConn is Top 10 in both adjusted offensive efficiency and adjusted defensive efficiency . Its inside/outside combination of Adama Sanogo and Jordan Hawkins is extremely tough to defend while Tristen Newton and Andre Jackson have done an excellent job of facilitating.
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