Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 USC | 24 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 72 |
 CONN | 15 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 70 |
Game Leaders
Sarah Strong
· F
Sarah Strong
· F
JuJu Watkins
· G
Kiki Iriafen
· F
Team Stats
29-59FG27-62
49Field Goal %44
9-163PT6-23
56Three Point %26
5-6FT10-17
83Free Throw %59
33Rebounds32
5Offensive Rebounds8
28Defensive Rebounds24
17Assists18
6Steals11
7Blocks2
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of Game
0:01
UConn Deadball Team Rebound.
0:01
Sarah Strong missed Three Point Jumper.
0:04
Paige Bueckers Offensive Rebound.
0:05
Sarah Strong missed Free Throw.
0:05
Sarah Strong missed Free Throw.
0:05
Sarah Strong made Free Throw.
0:05
Foul on JuJu Watkins.
0:18
UConn Deadball Team Rebound.
0:18
Foul on Kennedy Smith.
0:19
UConn Timeout
0:19
JuJu Watkins made Free Throw.
0:19
JuJu Watkins made Free Throw.
0:19
Foul on Paige Bueckers.
0:27
USC Timeout
0:27
Sarah Strong made Layup.
0:31
UConn Timeout
0:31
JuJu Watkins made Free Throw.
0:31
USC Deadball Team Rebound.
0:31
JuJu Watkins missed Free Throw.
0:31
Foul on Kaitlyn Chen.
0:51
Kiki Iriafen Defensive Rebound.
0:51
Kaitlyn Chen missed Three Point Jumper.
1:24
Rayah Marshall made Layup. Assisted by JuJu Watkins.
1:47
Rayah Marshall Defensive Rebound.
1:47
Paige Bueckers missed Jumper.
2:08
Sarah Strong Defensive Rebound.
2:08
JuJu Watkins missed Layup.
2:24
Paige Bueckers made Layup. Assisted by Sarah Strong.
2:40
UConn Timeout
2:45
USC Turnover.
3:16
Kiki Iriafen Defensive Rebound.
3:16
Kaitlyn Chen missed Jumper.
3:21
Sarah Strong Steal.
3:21
Kennedy Smith Turnover.
3:32
Talia von Oelhoffen Defensive Rebound.
3:32
Paige Bueckers missed Three Point Jumper.
3:40
Sarah Strong Defensive Rebound.
3:40
Kennedy Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
4:01
Paige Bueckers Turnover.
4:01
Foul on Paige Bueckers.
4:12
JuJu Watkins made Free Throw.
4:12
Foul on Kaitlyn Chen.
4:12
JuJu Watkins made Jumper.
4:19
Foul on Kaitlyn Chen.
4:19
UConn Timeout
4:34
Sarah Strong made Layup.
4:53
Ashlynn Shade Steal.
4:53
Kennedy Smith Turnover.
5:09
Foul on Paige Bueckers.
JuJu Watkins and No. 7 USC hold off Paige Bueckers and fourth-ranked UConn 72-70
— JuJu Watkins scored 25 points and No. 7 USC recovered from blowing a 18-point lead in the second half to beat Paige Bueckers and fourth-ranked UConn 72-70 on Saturday night.
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