UCLA, UConn and Final Four
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The New York Times |
UConn ran top overall seed UCLA out of the gym Friday in the second Final Four matchup of the night with an 85-51 win that sends the Huskies back to the title game.
Newsday |
One person came one first-round women's NCAA Tournament game away from perfection in the CBS Sports Bracket Challenge.
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UConn played what its coach Geno Auriemma called a mistake-free game. UCLA was uncharacteristically sloppy. The Bruins lost the game with 14 turnovers in the first half, leading to 19 points for the Huskies; UCLA only had 22 points total at intermission.
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Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd didn’t even need much help from superstar Paige Bueckers to propel UConn into the national title game, leading the Huskies to a remarkably easy 85-51 victory over UCLA in the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
Betts, who was named the Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year on Wednesday, is coming off a strong defensive performance inside the paint in the Elite Eight against LSU, when she finished with seven rebounds and a career-high six blocks.
The scoreboard at Amalie Arena read 85–51 in favor of UConn, the most lopsided defeat UCLA women’s basketball suffered all season. But in the aftermath of the F
The Huskies' main trio of Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong set the tone for the entire game. They outscored South Carolina 65-59 on their own. Bueckers overcame a slow start to cap off her storied college career with a title.