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First Take

Hour 2: Do you Believe UConn can Win the Title?

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

First Take resumes with a Final Four full of storylines! Can UConn really win it all, or is Arizona-Michigan the real title game? (0:00) Then, The UConn Women made mincemeat of their competition on the way to another Final Four trip. Is anyone stopping this god squad? (12:00) Next, is Jayson Tatum officially back after a 32 point performance against the streaking Hornets? (23:55) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:37.1

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0:46.2

It was the shot heard around the world as Braylin Mullen's last second three-pointer stunned Duke to win the East region for Yukon.

0:52.9

The Huskies are now back to the final four for the third time in four seasons under head coach Dan Hurley.

0:59.1

The Huskies have won 18 straight games in the regional semifinals or later, which is the second longest streak in NCAA tournament history.

1:06.6

Coach Hurley joined Get Up earlier this morning and talked about being compared for some all-time

1:11.0

great coaches. Listen to this. You know, it's flattering. And, you know, I feel like, you know,

1:19.7

a lot of that I'm going to coach as long and as hard as I can. And I'll start thinking about

1:25.5

those things at the end of my career when you start trying to add up your accomplishments and when it's all said and done.

1:32.6

But right now I think our program and our team, we show up with the confidence of a program that's championship caliber.

1:41.4

But we also, you know, we show up nightly with the desperation of people that feel like they haven't won anything with that chip on a shoulder because it's always it's always you converse the world.

1:52.6

You converse the world. Coach Hard, we would never underestimate Coach Hurley for doing that. That is for circum.

1:58.2

But what does another final four meet for Dan Hurley,

2:01.4

if you put it into perspective, Jay Will? I think he's really putting a chokehold on

2:07.9

beating the greatest coach in the game of college basketball right now. And if he wins another

2:13.7

championship, three and four years, which I'm not sure, I mean, dating back to the John

2:18.4

Wooden era has been done before, he will put himself in a conversation with only five

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