 Once again, they faced Duke, this time in the National Semifinal, and used a late run to beat the Blue Devils, 79–78.Two nights later, led by Ben Gordon and Emeka Okafor, UConn beat Georgia Tech, 82–73, to win the championship.In 2006, UConn became the third school ever to have four players drafted in Round One of the NBA Draft, and the first school ever to have five players selected in the two-round draft.