UConn blows out UCLA 85-51 in Final 4
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The New York Times |
No. 2 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.
USA Today |
UConn isn’t letting Paige Bueckers leave without a national title, so woe to anyone who tries to get in their way.
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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.
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
Lauren Betts scores 26 points to lead the top-seeded Bruins, who trail by 22 at halftime in an 85-51 thrashing by the second-seeded Huskies, who will face South Carolina for the title.
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.
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UConn center Jana El Alfy had one of her best games of the season in the Final Four after her parents flew from Egypt to watch her play.