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This year\u2019s UConn men\u2019s basketball team is looking to make history on Monday night as the Huskies play for the NCAA Division I national championship \u2013 and add to the legacy of their storied program.<\/p>\n

UConn takes on the San Diego State University Aztecs on Monday night at 9:20 p.m. EDT from Houston\u2019s NRG Stadium. The Huskies had their fifth double-digit tournament win over Miami in Saturday\u2019s semifinal, while the Aztecs needed a buzzer-beater to get by Florida Atlantic in the other semifinal.<\/p>\n

The game will be televised on CBS Sports and heard on the UConn Sports Network from Learfield.<\/p>\n

UConn Nation is ready for the game \u2013 from Houston, where UConn sold out its allotment of tickets, to Storrs, where Gampel Pavilion was packed for a game watch on Saturday night and will be again on Monday<\/a>, to Alumni Watch Parties around the country<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Maria
Maria Luca \u201923 (NEAG), left, and Lena Bosco \u201924 (NUR), right<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI am so excited, because we haven\u2019t taken home a men\u2019s championship title since 2014, so it\u2019s really exciting that we might have another banner hanging up in Gampel soon,\u201d says Lena Bosco \u201924 (NUR), an Old Lyme native, who was at a quiet Student Union Food Court in Storrs on Sunday morning. \u201cI am really excited for the team, they must be over the moon. They have been so dynamic and supreme this year. They work so well together on and off the court, they are like a family. You can just see it and how they work so well together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bosco attended the game watch at Gampel Pavilion on Saturday night and plans to be there again on Monday. She was joined by her friend \u2013 Maria Luca \u201923 (ED) from Palatine, Illinois.<\/p>\n

\u201cI grew up watching March Madness with my dad, so I always get excited this time of year,\u201d says Luca. \u201cIn terms of this year, it\u2019s really exciting. Our team has great unity which shows how really close they are. It\u2019s really exciting to be a fan and get to see that and represent UConn.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both Bosco and Luca are aware of the excitement and passion that the Final Four can bring to a college campus and know that good behavior and safety are important.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt so fun and the energy is exciting, but we are all on high alert right now,\u201d says Bosco. \u201cThat is definitely on everyone\u2019s mind. I didn\u2019t see anything unsafe on Saturday, just a lot of excitement.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Basketball
(UConn Athletics Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This year\u2019s UConn squad is just the sixth team in the 64-team tournament era to win each of their NCAA games by 10-plus points to advance to the final game. Four of the previous five cut down the nets. The Huskies are also 16-0 in non-conference games this year, showing the strength of the Big East Conference.<\/p>\n

From a historical perspective, a win on Monday night would give the Huskies their fifth national championship \u2013 all of them in the last 25 years. UConn would move into a tie for fourth place with the most national titles ever, joining Duke and Indiana. UCLA leads the way with 11, followed by Kentucky with eight, and North Carolina with six.<\/p>\n

The five national championships since 1999 would easily lead the country, with North Carolina and Duke having three each during that time span.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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