T.M. Selection: Connecticut.

The two best team's in the nation collide here, but I believe that the defending champs experience, and overall better defensive play will prove to be too much for the Boilermakers to handle in crunch time, and because of that I expect the Huskies to pull away not only for the win, but also the comfortable cover in the process. Edey is countered by Clingan. Dan Hurley will have a plan to counter anything Edey can do. Look for UConn's defense to be the differnce in the end.

T.M. Prediction: 80-65 UConn.