UConn (short for University of Connecticut)

Kāng Dà

康大

basketball team

lánqiú duì

篮球队

at the last moment

zuìhòu

最后

one second

yī miǎo

一秒

won

yíng le

赢了

Duke team

Dùkè duì

杜克队

，

to advance into

jìnrù

进入

the Final Four

sì qiáng

四强

。

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UConn Stuns Duke With Last-Second 3-Pointer to Reach NCAA Final Four

UConn freshman Braylon Mullins hit a 35-foot 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to complete a 19-point comeback and beat Duke 73-72 in the Elite Eight, sending UConn to the Final Four.

On March 29, in the University of Connecticut basketball competition, the University of Connecticut team defeated the Duke University team. The final score was 73 to 72.

When the game had only 0.4 seconds remaining, freshman player Mullins made a three-point shot. This three-pointer allowed the UConn team to win the game.

At the end of the first half, the UConn team was trailing the Duke team by 19 points. However, in the second half, the UConn team made great efforts to close the gap, and finally won the victory.

Mullins is a freshman on the UConn team, and his shooting form is very accurate. The entire arena of spectators were all very surprised and happy.

Now, the UConn team has advanced into the Final Four competition. The Final Four will be held in Indianapolis, United States.

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