The NCAA Tournament has reached its finish line, down to one game pairing the two best teams that routinely win in romps and boasting .

Maybe that will make this version of March Madness something to remember after all.

in a matchup of top seeds that have combined to win their first five tournament games by an average margin of 22.3 points. They have been at the center of a tournament lacking in drama, with its second-highest average margin of victory since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985, only one last-second winning shot and few of the highlight-reel thrills that had become a staple of the event.

Donsa国际传媒檛 expect the Huskies or Boilermakers to feel the least bit bothered by their dominance, either.

sa国际传媒淧eople that love basketball and people that really know the game, you watch good basketball,sa国际传媒� Purdue guard Fletcher Loyer said Sunday. sa国际传媒淥bviously the upsets are fun and real cool and they get attention. But real basketball, you like to see the two best teams go at it. And I think thatsa国际传媒檚 what we have here.sa国际传媒�

The tournamentsa国际传媒檚 allure remains strong, from casual-at-best basketball fans scribbling out their own bracket projections . Yet theresa国际传媒檚 a short list of unexpected moments this year: namely, in the first round and under the late Jim Valvano.

As for those last-second shots that live on in tournament lore, the closest this year was with 1.7 seconds left

Everything else has largely been about UConnsa国际传媒檚 run to greatness, and Purduesa国际传媒檚 march to redemption

sa国际传媒淥nce you get to this time of year, everything is just you are who your identity is,sa国际传媒� UConn coach Dan Hurley said. sa国际传媒淭he way you play, itsa国际传媒檚 very automatic. It just comes down to hoping that itsa国际传媒檚 your night.sa国际传媒�

UConn (36-3) has looked like a runaway train from before the first game in its push to become the first mensa国际传媒檚 team to repeat as national champions since Florida in 2006 and 2007, and become only the third program to become a repeat winner since UCLAsa国际传媒檚 run of seven straight under John Wooden from 1967-73.

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Last year, UConn became the fifth title winner since the 1985 expansion to win all six games by double-digit margins, the closest coming by 13 points. This year, the No. 1 overall seed has been even more dominant; the Huskiessa国际传媒� closest game was , and theysa国际传媒檝e won five games by a combined 125 points sa国际传媒� an average of 25 per night.

By comparison, North Carolina in 2009 holds the record for highest points differential of that elite group at 121 points through six games, so another double-figure win by the Huskies to complete a 6-for-6 run would shatter that record.

UConn forward Alex Karaban figures thatsa国际传媒檚 still compelling stuff, too.

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As for the Boilermakers (34-4), they have won five games by an average of 19.6 points, including . The only close call was battling from 11 down before halftime to beat Tennessee 72-66 sa国际传媒� behind 40 points from 7-foot-4 star Zach Edey sa国际传媒攖o clinch the programsa国际传媒檚 first Final Four trip since 1980.

Now theysa国际传媒檙e in their first title game since their only other appearance, a 1969 loss to Woodensa国际传媒檚 Bruins, and Edey will have to tangle with 7-2 defensive force Donovan Clingan.

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But that has also been at the forefront of what has been a blowout-filled tournament.

The average margin of victory in this tournament has been 14.4 points, according to Sportradar. Only the 1993 tournament (14.9 points) has had a higher margin since 1985, and the average margin had been 11.8 points for the previous 29 tournaments.

Now Purdue has the final chance to stop UConnsa国际传媒檚 March, and maybe have two teams tussling in a compelling finale.

sa国际传媒淵ou give respect to a team like UConn that can go and handle their business and go and beat a team by 15 to 20 every night,sa国际传媒� Loyer said. sa国际传媒淭hatsa国际传媒檚 tough to do and respect to them for it. So itsa国际传媒檚 making sure wesa国际传媒檙e ready to go and giving the people a show because itsa国际传媒檚 the two best teams in college basketball. I donsa国际传媒檛 know what more you could ask for.sa国际传媒�

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