No. 1 overall seed Duke eliminated, men’s Final Four field set

The GIST: Meanwhile in Ken’s Mojo Dojo Case House the men’s tourney, brackets everywhere are busted and Saturday’s Final Four games are set. Fresh off yesterday’s massive upset, No. 2 seed UConn will play No. 3 Illinois, while No. 1 Arizona and No. 1 Michigan will square off in a heavyweight bout. Here’s how we got here.

🐶 No. 2 UConn stuns No. 1 overall seed Duke: Men’s March Madness No. 1 seeds were historically 134-0 when leading by 15+ points at halftime, that is until the Huskies stormed back yesterday, using a last-second three-pointer from freshman Braylon Mullins to beat the Blue Devils 73–72. It simply had to come down to the wire.

💪 No. 3 Illinois bounces scrappy No. 9 Iowa: Even persistent horn issues couldn’t deny Illinois the dub as freshman Keaton Wagler (25 points) and the Illini took down the underdog Hawkeyes 71–59 to reach their first Final Four since 2005.

😦 No. 1 Arizona dismantles No. 2 Purdue: Arizona is also back in the semis for the first time in over 20 years. Led by Koa Peat and the rest of their talented freshmen class, the Wildcats took down veteran Purdue 79–64 as the senior-heavy squad struggled to find an offensive rhythm.

🚗 No. 1 Michigan cruises past No. 6 Tennessee: Michigan’s win was the lone runaway of the Elite Eight. The Wolverines never faltered against Tennessee, going on a 21-0 first half run en route to a 95–62 win, highlighted by freshman Yaxel Lendeborg’s 27 points. The kid is certainly alright.