UConn’s Braylon Mullins finds it difficult to turn the page on his incredible shot at the Final Four

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Everywhere UConn guard Braylon Mullins looked Sunday night and Monday, he saw the same thing — another replay of his heroic 35-foot, game-winning 3-pointer to beat Duke.

He couldn’t avoid it.

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Eventually, though, the freshman guard decided he needed to turn off the television, tune out the chatter and move on.

“The first day, it was countless,” Mullins said Thursday when asked how many times he’d seen the replay. “I was like every scroll on the feed. But it’s just after the first day, I was like ‘Hey, you’ve got to scroll past it. You’ve got to move on, flip the page.'”

Of course, just because Mullins — and the Huskies — want to leave that memorable moment in the past doesn’t mean others will, as they found out in Indianapolis.

On the first day of Final Four weekend at Lucas Oil Stadium, Mullins’ interviews with national television and radio outlets ran long, delaying his arrival to the locker room. When he finally made it, a horde of reporters swarmed his locker and, naturally, the topic turned to the shot that sent UConn to its third Final Four in four years.

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“It’s insane just knowing that shot’s going to be played every March Madness and I’m a part of that moment,” he said. “That’s something I can cherish.”

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Dan Hurley made one thing perfectly clear: UConn doesn’t intend to settle for anything less than leaving Indianapolis with another title.

In his first seven seasons with the Huskies, he already won back-to-back championships in 2023 and 2024. The run ended with a 77-75 second-round loss to eventual national champ Florida last season, but now UConn is back looking for the school’s seventh title — the first coming in 1999.

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“Everyone that comes to the Final Four gets a beautiful watch, but only one group is going to get a ring,” the coach said. “So get off social media, stop injecting the dopamine into your arm and get serious about the preparation and the practice because…

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Author : MICHAEL MAROT

Publish date : 2026-04-02 22:38:00

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