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UConn, Michigan, Arizona, & Illinois Are Final Four Bound! - 2026 NCAA Tournament | The College Experience: Basketball (Ep. 1143)
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The College Basketball Experience (@TCEonSGPN) of the Sports Gambling Podcast Network give out their March Madness Picks for the Elite Eight. On the show Colby Dant (@TheColbyD), Ryan McIntyre (@Moneyline_Mac), and Noah Bieniek (@NoahB77_) provide their thoughts and analysis after each Elite Eight game
The Final Four set: UConn, Michigan, Arizona, and Illinois. The main focus is UConn’s comeback from down 19 to beat Duke on a last-second, long three by Braylon Mullins with 0.4 seconds left, as the hosts debate Duke’s late-game execution, turnovers, conservative offense, and John Scheyer's growing reputation for March collapses; they also highlight UConn big man Tarris Reed’s dominant tournament run and Dan Hurley’s coaching success. They cover Illinois beating Iowa 71-59, praising Illinois’ offense and Brad Underwood reaching his first Final Four. They discuss Arizona overpowering Purdue in the second half and Michigan’s decisive run to pull away from Tennessee. Then, the trio outlined keys to victory and initial thoughts for the Final Four matchups.
00:00 Intro
03:34 UConn Stuns Duke
06:57 Timeout And Free Throws Debate
10:19 Duke Collapse & Scheyer Heat
19:38 UConn's Heroes & Hurley Praise
34:21 Illinois Beat Iowa
36:29 Illinois Playstyle
40:00 Underwood & the Euro Pipeline
41:50 Illinois vs UConn Keys to Victory
47:08 Arizona Blows Out Purdue in 2H
50:43 Free Throw Debate
01:00:26 Michigan Takes Down Tennessee
01:08:37 Michigan vs Arizona Keys To Victory
01:15:35 Which Elite Eight Loser Reloads for 2027
01:18:13 This Weeks TCE Schedule
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