Takeaways: Bama messed around and found out

Top-seeded UConn men’s basketball is in the national championship game for the second consecutive season after handling 4-seed Alabama. The Crimson Tide kept it close for a most of the game, leading at times during the first half and drawing to a tie with 12:44 to go, but Dan Hurley’s team clamped down and secured an 11th straight NCAA Tournament victory by 13 points or more.