Overview
- South Carolina beat previously unbeaten UConn 62-48 on Friday to reach Sunday’s national championship game against UCLA.
- The Gamecocks held the Huskies to 31% shooting and controlled the glass 47-32 to blunt UConn’s high-powered offense.
- A 16-4 surge out of halftime flipped a two-point deficit into a lead that South Carolina protected the rest of the way.
- UConn’s stars struggled as Naismith winner Sarah Strong shot 4-for-16 and Azzi Fudd went 3-for-14, while South Carolina got 16 from Ta’Niya Latson and 14 off the bench from freshman Agot Makeer.
- Coaches Geno Auriemma and Dawn Staley exchanged heated words in the final seconds, with Auriemma griping about fouls during the game and Staley saying she acted with integrity.