Preview, predictions and TV for tonight's NCAA final UConn v Purdue

Monday, 08 April 2024 at 17:00

The NCAA 2024 championship game will be played tonight between Purdue and UConn. The former managed to advance to the Final Four's defining match after getting rid of NC State, while the latter did the same with Alabama. The stars of the game will be Zach Edey and Tristen Newton.

Purdue is seeking its first championship in NCAA history. UConn, meanwhile, is looking to become the first team to win back-to-back men's basketball championships since Florida in 2006-07, clinching its sixth ever after winning in 1999, 2004, 2011, 2014 and 2023.

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Predictions, key stats and stars of the final.

The main oddsmakers for tonight's matchup have UConn slightly ahead of Purdue to take the win in the finals of this year's 2024 edition of the NCAA.

Plus, some key stats from the match:

UConn averages 84.6 points per game when they play at home. In away games, they average 76.4 points per game. They also outscore their opponents by 18.1 points per game, with an overall scoring differential of +705. They score 81.6 points per game (21st in college basketball) and allow 63.5 (10th in college basketball).
Purdue's +535 scoring differential (14.1 points more than its opponents per game) is the result of scoring 82.9 points per game (14th in college basketball) and conceding 68.8 (81st in college basketball). Purdue grabs 40.8 rebounds per game (10th in college basketball), while allowing 29.1 to its opponents. It outrebounds its opponents by 11.7 rebounds per game.

The stars of the final, for each team, will be as follows:

UConn: Tristen Newton, Cam Spencer, Donovan Clingan, Alex Karaban, Stephon Castle.
Purdue: Zach Edey, Braden Smith, Lance Jones, Fletcher Loyer, Mason Gillis.

Schedule and TV.

The match will be played at 9:20 PM ET at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, and can be followed on TBS.