Connecticut's other regular-season loss came against Hartford, the team it eliminated in the first round of the tournament.
Lincoln, making its sixth straight semifinal appearance, has to try to recover from two regular-season losses to Grady, a league rival.
The team's only regular-season loss came at Oklahoma, 89-88.
Johnson had shot a combined 4 for 28 in the two regular-season losses to Villanova.
It was New York's 21st consecutive regular-season loss in this arena.
Oakland became the first team to avenge a regular-season loss in the Super Bowl.
Tonight was their 19th consecutive regular-season loss at Boston Garden.
It was New York's 22d consecutive regular-season loss at the Boston Garden.
They have rebounded from a Chapel Hill rarity - three regular-season losses - to win nine straight games.
Duke's only regular-season loss may indeed have been traced to the flu, during its longest trek of the season, out to Alaska late in November.