>And they absolutely *smashed* both of them. And most 13 seeds
>aren't Top 75 teams with a Hall of Fame coach at the helm.
>
>Now they're going to face Gonzaga, which has the best offense
>in the country-- which was apparent last night when they went
>nuclear against perhaps the best defense in the country.
>
>I think UConn's had a plenty tough road-- tougher than most of
>the title-contenders left, even tougher than a road like
>Kansas State's, which had bigger names attached but teams that
>underperformed much of the year.
>
>I'm not even a big believer in Hurley, but this team is just
>absolutely on one right now.


Zags beat UCLA by 3 with 2 starters down for the Bruins. A healthy UCLA wins that and likely beats UConn.

UConn is playing well and murdering these mid teams - they’re doing what they’re supposed to and then some. But they’ve been front runners all year. Let’s see what happens when the talent is equal and the game is close and things aren’t going their way.