The No. 2 seed Huskies are back in the Final Four for the 24th time as Paige Bueckers scores 31 and and Sarah Strong puts up 22 points and 17 rebounds to lead the way. USC put up an impressive showing despite missing star JuJu Watkins to a season-ending injury, but the Trojans didn't have the firepower to keep up.
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And in the late game, No. 1 USC is as an underdog against No. 2 UConn, led by star guard Paige Bueckers. The Trojans, despite losing star JuJu Watkins to a season-ending injury earlier in the tournament, managed to survive their Sweet 16 matchup against Kansas State. But UConn will provide a much stiffer test.
Historically, UConn's presence in a Final Four would mean trouble for the other three teams given its overall dominance under head coach Geno Auriemma. However, Dawn Staley's South Carolina program enters this year's Final Four with more recent championship success.
The UConn men's basketball team is the No. 8 seed in the West Region, opeing with Oklahoma on Friday. Here's a breakdown of the bracket.
It's been tough sledding for Ayoka Lee in the Sweet 16 matchup, as the 6-foot-6 center has struggled to counteract USC's two-headed center combo of Marshall and Clarice Akunwafo. Lee has 10 points with three minutes to play but has needed 13 shots to get there.
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Paige Bueckers of UConn is one of five finalists for the John R. Wooden Award that goes to the nation's outstanding women's college basketball player. The other finalists are Lauren Betts of UCLA, Madison Booker of Texas,
UConn earned a record 24th trip to the Final Four of the women's NCAA Tournament with a 78-64 win over USC on Monday night. USC stuck around through most of the first half, until Paige Bueckers erupted in the final minute of the second quarter, knocking down consecutive 3-point shots to give UConn a double-digit advantage.
One of the great NCAA Tournament runs of the modern era came to a close on Sunday with UConn's 77-75 loss to Florida in the second round of the West Region. The Huskies went down not with a whimper but throwing punches,