Sports The Huskies win their 5th Championship, Both teams give thanks to God

TheUniversity of Connecticut won their fifth national championship at the NCAA's Final Four in Houston. They beat the San Diego State by a score of 76-59.

We saw in this tournament that college basketball can be very unpredictable, and with many upsets and some great stories of teams that battled to the end, such as San Diego State.

The UConn Huskies pulled off their fifth national championship in 25 years that had them joining some great college basketball teams.

After their loss, San Diego State's #33, Aguek Arop was very emotional after the game.

He said, "I know we didn't win, but this is something that I dreamed of since I was a kid. I'm sure it's what we all dreamed of. But coming from humble circumstances to being here, I just praise God that

I get to share with these guys next to me and the guys in the locker room."

UConn's #2 Tristen game.

He said, "I thank God for putting me in this position presenting me,

thankful."

UConn's #44 Andre Jackson, Jr. said he can not and will not separate his faith and who he is as a basketball player.

He said, "None of this would be even possible without God. I was sitting before the game, just sitting and listening to a lot of gospel music trying to calm myself down because I was nervous. But just having that faith in God allows me to be able to go out and perform in the way that I do and not worry about everything else and really just trying to every single day get closer to God because I know it's a journey."

Newton scored a double, double with 19 points and 10 boards in this big blessing me with the talent and ability, so I'm really blessed and

Jackson also said, "God is the reason I'm here. Without God this would never be possible so God was the person who allowed me to keep having faith that my dreams could become reality, and God can do a lot of things and God is real."