UConn to face Alabama in Final Four return after rolling Illinois with 30-0 run

• Defending champions win 77-52 over Illinois in Elite Eight
• UConn look to become first repeat men's winners in 17 years
• No 4 Alabama edge No 6 Clemson to reach first Final Four

Defending national champion UConn powered their way back into the Final Four behind a 30-0 run led by Donovan Clingan, who finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds as the Huskies crushed Illinois 77-52 on Saturday night.

It was a March Madness record 10th straight double-digit victory for the Huskies, who cruised to their fifth national title last year and seem inexorably headed for a sixth. Their NCAA tournament wins this year have come by 39, 17, 30 and 25 points.