Tristan Newton to Alex Karaban may be the best alley-oop play of the tournament

In a soul-crushing second half, the UConn Huskies ran away from the Illinois Fighting Illini in their Elite Eight matchup.

What was the cherry on top?

When the Huskies kicked Illinois while it was already down.

Alex Karaban got a lob from guard Tristan Newton for an absolutely dynamite throw down dunk. Karaban then hung onto the rim for just a few extra seconds... maybe rubbing it in Illinois' face a little bit.

Illinois was only trailing the Huskies by 8 points at halftime but it seems the locker room speech didn't do quite enough to bolster the Fighting Illini spirits.

With 7 minutes remaining in the game, UConn was dominating the court, the air, the ball, the sidelines, the crowd... you get the picture.

The Huskies had built up a 29-point lead as the minutes dwindled and it seemed the Illini had no fight left in them.

A 28-0 run will do that to team, and UConn had done just that – with the alley-oop to top it all off.

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