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UConn stuns Duke with last-second 3 to reach Final Four

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Thirty-six years after Christian Laettner's famous buzzer-beater, UConn freshman Braylon Mullins buried a 35-foot 3-pointer with 10 seconds left to complete a stunning 19-point comeback, giving the Huskies a 73-72 victory over Duke in the Elite Eight.

The Huskies trailed by as many as 19 points in the first half and still faced a double-digit deficit with six minutes remaining before Tarris Reed Jr.'s 26 points and a flurry of late 3-pointers turned the tide. The victory provides redemption for UConn's 1992 tournament loss.

Duke, the top overall seed, suffered its second straight tournament collapse after leading by six with 1:14 remaining last year against Houston before falling in the semifinals. UConn advances to the Final Four for the third time in four years.