UConn Stomps UCLA in the finals four record 34-point victory

Tampa, Fla. – in Paige Bueckers“The last collective game will have the opportunity to do what she has always dreamed of Uconne – Win the National Championship.

Expected total selection No. 1 in this monthly design of WNBA, Bueckers and Huskies demolished total seed No. 1 Teased 85-51 in the national semifinals, the largest span of victory in NCAA Final Four History to advance to the 13th appearance of the national program title. Uconn will move to Sunday’s title match against champion defending South Carolinathat beat it at the beginning of this season in Columbia.

Bruins finished the season 34-3 and after the first performance he bowed from the tournament.

While the Bueckers title Chase is supported by Huskies, Uconn’s dominance came on Friday more from her teammates. Freshman Sarah Strong and Azzi advantage Combined for 41 points, while Bueckers, which in its three previous games a total of 105 points-had a quiet night according to its standards with 16 points on shooting 7 at 17 (0-for-3 out of 3).

It is the very talent and depth around Bueckers that will appear in its second national title game, that Geno Auriemma coach said that during this season Huskies will give the best chance of winning in the 12th championship and first since 2016 when they won four shoulders.

The game was effectively in the first half, when Uconn dominated at both ends of the floor and took over 42-22 half-time lines. Huskies reproduced, forced 14 Bruins turnover, and held players outside the UCLA star Lauren Betts (11 points) to 5 on 14 shooting from the field. Betts passed with 26 points on shooting 11 to 18, while no teammate ended with more than eight points.

Things were equally smooth at the other end. Uconn’s crime flowed most of the journey and scored several temporary games with jaw passages that the crowd of Amalie Arena in astonishment.

The Fudd, which came out of the night in Eight Eight with eight points, fulfilled its promise to leave this bad performance in Spokane. The aggressive of the top gave 19 half points and almost in the first 20 minutes almost corresponded to Bruins’ total number. Huskies improved to 25-1 in Fudd’s career when she earned 15 or more points.

The strong carried Huskies in the second half and gained 14 of its 22 points. She became the third newcomer to Uconn with at least 20 points in the final four games and joined Maya Moore and Breanna Stewart.

At the end of the third quarter, Fudd and Strong together had as many points as a team as a team (37).

Bruins briefly got a deficit under 20 points at the beginning of the third, but Huskies kept his foot on the gas.