Connecticut 82 Gonzaga 54
Connecticut is in the Final Four for the first time since 2014 and the 6th time overall.
Connecticut has won four consecutive Elite Eight games and is 6-6 overall.
Connecticut is the 2nd straight Big East team to advance to the Final Four. Villanova was in the Final Four in 2022.
Connecticut is the first #4 seed in the Final Four since Michigan and Syracuse in 2013.
Dan Hurley is coaching in his first Final Four.
Connecticut is 2-0 vs. Gonzaga in the tournament. Connecticut also defeated Gonzaga in the 1999 Elite Eight.
Connecticut defeated two West Coast teams in this year's tournament (St. Mary's in Round of 32, Gonzaga in Elite Eight)
Connecticut has won 5 straight games vs. #3 seeds and is 5-2 overall.
Connecticut's 28-point win is their largest margin of victory in their 6 Elite Eight wins. Their previous high was 16 vs. Alabama 2004.
Gonzaga is 2-4 in the Elite Eight.
Gonzaga's loss snaps a 5-game winning streak vs. the Big East in the tournament.
#3 seeds are now 19-26 in the Elite Eight.
Gonzaga's 28-point loss is their largest margin of defeat in 25 tournament losses. Their previous high was 24 in their very first tournament game against Maryland in 1995.
Florida Atlantic is in the Final Four for the first time in school history.
Dusty May is coaching in his first Final Four.
Florida Atlantic is the 4th Conference USA team to advance to the Final Four and the first since Memphis in 2008. Marquette in 2003 and Louisville in 2005 are the other Conference USA teams to advance to the Final Four.
Florida Atlantic is the 3rd #9 seed to advance to the Final Four joining Penn (1979) and Wichita State (2013)
Florida Atlantic is the first #9 seed to defeat a #3 seed in the Elite Eight. #9 seeds were previously 0-3 vs. #3 seeds.
Florida Atlantic's 79 points is the most points they have scored in 5 tournament games. Their previous high was 78 against Alabama in the 2002 Round of 64 and again against Fairleigh Dickinson in the 2023 Round of 32.
Kansas State loses their 8th straight Elite Eight game. They are 4-10 overall in the Elite Eight. They are 0-4 as the higher seed.
Kansas State loses their 5th straight tournament game played on a Saturday.
#3 seeds are now 19-25 in the Elite Eight. #3 seeds from the Big Twelve are 1-6.
The loss by Kansas State snaps a 4-game Elite Eight winning streak by the Big Twelve.
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