There were tears, because there are supposed to be tears in a moment like this. There was intense, excruciating pain written all over the faces and croaking in the voices because it’s supposed to hurt when something this good comes to an end.

For the first time in three seasons, the University of Connecticut Huskies won't be national champions in men's basketball after one of the moment memorable and dominating runs in the sport's history.

UConn's path to a three-peat in the men's NCAA tournament was always going to be a longshot as a No. 8 seed. But Dan Hurley still had his team in a prime position to upset top-seeded Florida on Sunday.