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UConn heads to 9th straight Final 4 after beating Texas

Posted at 11:08 PM, Mar 29, 2016
and last updated 2016-03-30 00:08:41-04

By DOUG FEINBERG
AP Basketball Writer

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Morgan Tuck scored 22 points and Breanna Stewart added 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead top-seeded UConn back to the Final Four with an 86-65 victory over Texas on Monday night in the Bridgeport Regional.

It's UConn's ninth straight trip to the Final Four where it will be trying for a record fourth consecutive national championship. A feat never accomplished in the sport.

The victory, UConn's 73rd straight overall, was also the school's 22nd consecutive one in the postseason, breaking a tie with Tennessee for the most in a row.

Two more victories will give coach Geno Auriemma an 11th title, moving him past vaunted UCLA men's coach John Wooden for most all-time in college basketball history.

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