UConn routs Purdue 75-60 in mens national championship NBC Connecticut [Video]

The solar eclipse may not have been visible from inside State Farm Stadium in Arizona, but UConn completely blanked Purdue to repeat as champions.

The No. 1-seeded Huskies on Monday topped Zach Edey and the No. 1 Boilermakers 75-60 in the 2024 men’s national championship game, joining rare company in the process as consecutive champs.

Entering the game, it was a story about one team who deployed a well-balanced attack while the other focused on its 7-foot-4 big man.

But while Purdue showed it learned from its mistakes this tournament after last year’s shock first-round exit to No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson, its flaws were exposed by a team capable of taking the game to Edey.

The Huskies led 36-30 at halftime despite Edey’s robust half. Tristen Newton led the way with 11 points while Cam Spencer, Donovan Clingan and Hassan Diarra all chipped in seven points each. Diarra did so off the bench …