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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

University of Connecticut
Kāng niè dí gé Dàxué
康涅狄格大学
team
duì
in
zài
basketball
lánqiú
篮球
competition
bǐsài
比赛
in
zhōng
won
yíng le
赢了
Duke University
Dùkè Dàxué
杜克大学
team
duì
Mullins (player name)
Mùlínsī
穆林斯
with
zài
the last
zuìhòu
最后
0.4 seconds
líng diǎn sì miǎo
0.4秒
made the shot
tóu jìn le
投进了
3-point shot
sān fēn qiú
三分球
to help
bāngzhù
帮助
UConn team
Kāng Dà duì
康大队
to advance into
jìnrù
进入
the Final Four
sì qiáng
四强

March 29, 2026 at 11:00 PM

March 29
sān yuè èrshí jiǔ rì
3月29日
in
zài
United States
Měiguó
美国
university
dàxué
大学
basketball
lánqiú
篮球
competition
bǐsài
比赛
in
zhōng
University of Connecticut
Kāng niè dí gé Dàxué
康涅狄格大学
team
duì
won
yíng le
赢了
Duke University
Dùkè Dàxué
杜克大学
team
duì
final
zuìzhōng
最终
score
bǐfēn
比分
is
shì
73 to 72
qī shí sān bǐ qī shí èr
73比72
game
bǐsài
比赛
with only ... remaining
hái shèng
还剩
0.4 seconds
líng diǎn sì miǎo
0.4秒
when
shí
freshman
yī nián jí
一年级
player
qiúyuán
球员
Mullins
Mùlínsī
穆林斯
made the shot
tóu jìn le
投进了
one
yī gè
一个
3-point shot
sān fēn qiú
三分球
this
zhège
这个
3-pointer
sān fēn qiú
三分球
made it so that
ràng
UConn team
Kāng Dà duì
康大队
won
yíng dé le
赢得了
the game
bǐsài
比赛
first half
shàng bàn chǎng
上半场
end
jiéshù
结束
when
shí
UConn team
Kāng Dà duì
康大队
was trailing
luòhòu
落后
Duke team
Dùkè duì
杜克队
19 points
shí jiǔ fēn
19分
but
dànshì
但是
second half
xià bàn chǎng
下半场
UConn team
Kāng Dà duì
康大队
with great effort
nǔlì
努力
to close the scoring gap
zhuī fēn
追分
finally
zuìhòu
最后
won
yíng dé le
赢得了
victory
shènglì
胜利
Mullins
Mùlínsī
穆林斯
is
shì
UConn team
Kāng Dà duì
康大队
possessive particle
de
freshman
xīnshēng
新生
he
possessive particle
de
shooting form
tóu qiú
投球
very
hěn
accurate
zhǔnquè
准确
the whole arena
quán chǎng
全场
spectators
guānzhòng
观众
all
dōu
very
hěn
surprised
jīngyà
惊讶
and
happy
gāoxìng
高兴
now
xiànzài
现在
UConn team
Kāng Dà duì
康大队
has advanced into
jìnrù le
进入了
the Final Four competition
sì qiáng sài
四强赛
the Final Four
sì qiáng sài
四强赛
will
jiāng
in
zài
United States
Měiguó
美国
Indianapolis
Yìndì ān nà bō lì sī
印第安纳波利斯
to be held
jǔxíng
举行

New Words

sān yuè èrshí jiǔ rì
3月29日
March 29
Měiguó
美国
United States
bǐsài
比赛
competition
yíng le
赢了
won
qiúyuán
球员
player
tóu jìn le
投进了
made the shot
sān fēn qiú
三分球
3-point shot
bǐfēn
比分
score
défēn
得分
points
jǐnbiāosài
锦标赛
championship

News in English

Lifestyle & Culture

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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