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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.
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UConn, the most successful program in women's college basketball, will look to claim its first national title since 2016 this weekend.
Texas is last in the country in 3-point rate, with just 16.3% of their shots coming from behind the arc. That is the lowest 3-point rate for a Final Four team since Baylor in 2019 (12.7%). It's worth noting the Bears won the national title that year.
There are three No. 1 seeds in the women’s Final Four, but the favorite to win it all is UConn, the lone No. 2.
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Millions tuned in to watch women's basketball powerhouses UConn and South Carolina dominate in the Final Four on Friday. Many more watched Houston and Florida stun their opponents in the men's Final Four a day later.
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.