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UConn Ends Duke’s Run with 1999 Title Breakthrough
Khalid El- Amin recalls Connecticut’s 77-74 win over Duke in the 1999 final that transformed UConn into a national power. Duke, 37-1 that season, featured Elton Brand and top NBA prospects as Jim Calhoun’s Huskies, 33-2, with El- Amin and Richard Hamilton, overcame early deficits and clinched the program’s ascent with key late plays and free throws.
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Khalid el- Amin
Connecticut
Huskies
Duke
el- Amin
Associated Press
Jim Calhoun
Mike Krzyzewski
Blue Devils
Christian Laettner
St. Petersburg
Florida
Elton Brand
NBA
El-Amin
Richard Hamilton
Calhoun
Brand
Ricky Moore
Trajan Langdon
Uconn
Saint Joseph
Chris Burgess
Edmund Saunders
Tropicana Field
Fla
Dave Martin