would win their next three games, including at No. 8 Marquette, which was Coach Jim Calhoun's 800th career victory in Division I basketball. After one week at No. 2, UConn was again No. 1 in the polls, until a loss at No. 3 Pittsburgh to finish the regular season once again bumped the Huskies from the top. The Huskies finished the regular season with 27 wins and 3 losses, with a conference record of 15–3. The team was not ranked out of the top 5 in the AP Poll at any point in the season. Post-season In the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament, UConn took on Syracuse. The game would prove to be a historic event, as it took a Big East record six overtimes before Syracuse ultimately triumphed, 127–117. The contest is tied as the second longest in NCAA Division I history. The Huskies earned the No. 1 seed in the West Regional of the NCAA tournament. They began play in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where they had two blowout victories against Chattanooga and Texas A&M. They moved on to Glendale, AZ for the West regionals, first defeating Purdue 72–60, then outlasting a pressing Missouri squad in the Elite Eight, 82–75. The following weekend the Huskies were in Detroit, MI for a Final Four matchup against the Midwest's No. 2 seed, Michigan State. The game was close throughout, until the Spartans began to take control near the ten-minute mark of the second half. UConn would make one last run and cut the deficit to three late in the game, but Michigan State made key free throws and held on to win, 82–73. UConn's final record was 31 wins and 5 losses. Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=|Exhibition |- !colspan=9 style=| Regular season |- !colspan=9 style=|Big East tournament |- !colspan=9 style=|NCAA tournament Rankings Postseason awards Second Team All-America: Hasheem Thabeet, Center, Jr. National Defensive Player of the Year Hasheem Thabeet Big East Co-Players of the Year: Hasheem Thabeet with DeJuan Blair, Pittsburgh, Center, So. Big East Defensive Player of the Year: Hasheem Thabeet All-Big East First Team: Hasheem Thabeet All-Big East Second Team: A.J. Price, Guard, Sr. All-Big East Third Team: Jeff Adrien, Forward, Sr. Big East All-Rookie Team: Kemba Walker, Guard, Fr. Team players drafted into the NBA References UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Huskies NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Connecticut 2008 in sports in