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Connecticut defeated Utah State 75–67 in the 2000 NCAA men's tournament

Connecticut beat Utah State 75–67 in the South first round during the 2000 NCAA men's tournament.

16–17 March 2000 North America Birmingham, Alabama
Source-checked report card · BasketballFinal: Connecticut 75–67 Utah State

16–17 March 2000 · Birmingham, Alabama

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The story

Connecticut defeated Utah State 75–67 in the South first round of the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The completed result belongs to the 16–17 March 2000 round interval and was staged at Birmingham, Alabama.

How it unfolded

The 8-point decision sent Connecticut forward from this stage and ended Utah State's tournament run. The bracket records the finish as regulation; no player statistic or play-by-play detail is added without a game-level source.

The wider picture

The NCAA championship bracket fixes the score and advancement path, while two independent tournament registers corroborate the pairing and bracket position. The report counts the game once, states the available date precision and keeps the historical competition interval separate from the later iintroo archive-publication timestamp.

Period by period

Connecticut vs Utah State
FinalConnecticutUtah State
Final7567

Sources

Check the original record.

Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.