UConn mens basketball team tops San Diego State for fifth national championship in last 24 years Now weve got our own

HOUSTON — Another suffocating defensive performance at NRG Stadium. The UConn men’s basketball team won its fifth national championship on Monday night with a 76-59 win over San Diego State. Tristen Newton and Adama Sanogo each notched double-doubles and Jordan Hawkins added 16 for the Huskies. “We knew were were the best team going into this tournament, and we had to play that level,” coach Dan Hurley said. UConn now trails only UCLA (11), Kentucky (eight) and North Carolina (six) for most national titles, and are tied with Duke and Indiana. All five have been won within the last 24…