Connecticut continues March Madness domination as leaving legacy provides motivation

BOSTON — Give San Diego State credit for hanging with No. 1 Connecticut for 20 minutes, which is exactly 20 more minutes than the Huskies were challenged by No. 16 Stetson and No. 9 Northwestern in the first two rounds of the NCAA men’s tournament. While not worthy of a banner, to make the Huskies drop even a bead of sweat qualifies as a victory, relatively speaking.

But if UConn is a freight train, the Aztecs are a stalled car stuck on a track: strong enough to provide only a hint of pushback before getting blown into smithereens.