UConn, grounded by plane issues, will be late arrival to Final Four

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No. 1 UConn encountered travel delays on Wednesday and is scheduled to be the last of the Final Four teams to touch down in Phoenix.

An adjusted itinerary puts the Huskies in Arizona only hours before media availability and open practice on Thursday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale.

First scheduled to depart Wednesday at 6 p.m. ET for Phoenix, the defending national champions