GLENDALE, Ariz. — The second national semifinal of Saturday’s NCAA Final Four was by far the more entertaining one, as Connecticut outlasted Alabama 86-72 at State Farm Stadium to reach the national championship game.The Huskies (36-3) will take on Purdue (34-4) on Monday night, as UConn looks to repeat as national champions.Freshman Stephon Castle led UConn with 21 points and sophomore center Donovan Clingan added 18. There were six ties and seven lead changes, but the Huskies had too much firepower on offense, especially inside.UConn had 38 points in the paint compared to Alabama’s 26, outrebounded Alabama 37-29 and forced the Crimson Tide had to rely on 3-point shooting to stay close.After the Tide’s Grant Nelson hit a jumper to tie the score at 56 with 12:41 to play, UConn seemed to have had enough. The Huskies went on an 8-0 run and never held less than a six-point lead the rest of the way.Alabama (25-12) stayed close with 8 of 11 3-point shooting in a first half as UConn took a 44-40 lead into halftime. Do-it-all point guard Mark Sears scored 24 points for the game and Nelson added 19 with 15 rebounds.The Huskies, however, found offensive success down the stretch.