CBB Fans Celebrate UConn After Win vs. Zach Edey, Purdue for 2nd Straight NCAA Title

Let the dynasty talk begin.

UConn completed its incredible season with a 75-60 victory over Purdue in Monday's national championship game of the 2024 NCAA men's tournament. It was the heavyweight showdown between No. 1 seeds that fans were expecting throughout the Big Dance, but the Huskies were clearly the better side and took home their sixth national championship in program history.

They also became the first men's college basketball team to win back-to-back titles since the Florida Gators did so in 2006 and 2007.

While Purdue had Zach Edey (37 points and 10 rebounds), UConn had far more overall firepower. Tristen Newton stuffed the stat sheet with 20 points, seven assists and five rebounds, while Stephon Castle (15 points, five rebounds and three assists) and Cam Spencer (11 points, eight rebounds and two steals) played well in support.

Social media had nothing but praise for the new champions:

UConn looked every bit the part of inevitable back-to-back champions as it won its first five games of the tournament by an average of 25 points, but Edey had other plans out of the gates for the Boilermakers.

He initially overwhelmed a Huskies frontcourt that included its own star in Donovan Clingan by swatting shots at the rim, creating space with his physicality, and mixing in some pump fakes and soft touch at the rim. UConn had no answers for the star big man as he poured in 16 points before intermission.

Yet even that was an indication of how dominant the Huskies are, as they still built a six-point halftime lead even as Purdue threw its best punch with Edey setting the tone.

That set the stage for the UConn onslaught, and it quickly arrived.

The Big East representative extended its advantage to double digits in the first five minutes of the second half with consecutive lobs from Newton to Samson Johnson. It also started going right at Edey with pick-and-rolls and drives, and the big man was too slow to react far too many times as the deficit expanded.

While Camden Heide had a monster dunk for Purdue, the Big Ten team was largely Edey, Braden Smith or bust on a number of possessions. The Huskies simply had more threats with Newton spearheading the effort by facilitating and attacking himself when the opportunities presented themselves.

Hassan Diarra provided a spark off the bench, Castle aggressively looked for his shot, Spencer helped rebound from the backcourt and played excellent defense, and Clingan at least frustrated Edey.

UConn seemed invincible by the middle of the second half, and it came as no surprise it was the one cutting down the nets after the final whistle.