Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LOU | 9 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 66 |
 CONN | 25 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 79 |
Game Leaders
Sarah Strong
· F
Sarah Strong
· F
Laura Ziegler
· F
Reyna Scott
· G
Team Stats
22-64FG35-78
34Field Goal %45
8-243PT4-26
33Three Point %15
14-17FT5-8
82Free Throw %63
43Rebounds47
12Offensive Rebounds15
31Defensive Rebounds32
11Assists17
3Steals8
1Blocks2
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of Game
0:00
End of 4th Quarter
0:20
Elif Istanbulluoglu made Free Throw.
0:20
Reyna Scott subbing in for Louisville
0:20
Tajianna Roberts subbing out for Louisville
0:20
Foul on Ice Brady.
0:20
Elif Istanbulluoglu made Layup. Assisted by Tajianna Roberts.
0:28
Azzi Fudd made Jumper.
0:48
Ice Brady Defensive Rebound.
0:51
Elif Istanbulluoglu missed Layup.
1:04
Sarah Strong made Layup.
1:08
Elif Istanbulluoglu Turnover.
1:25
Elif Istanbulluoglu Defensive Rebound.
1:28
Sarah Strong missed Free Throw.
1:28
Foul on Elif Istanbulluoglu.
1:28
Sarah Strong made Layup. Assisted by Kayleigh Heckel.
1:38
Azzi Fudd Defensive Rebound.
1:42
Imari Berry missed Three Point Jumper.
1:55
Elif Istanbulluoglu Defensive Rebound.
1:59
Azzi Fudd missed Jumper.
2:22
Imari Berry made Jumper. Assisted by Laura Ziegler.
2:31
Foul on Sarah Strong.
2:31
Laura Ziegler Defensive Rebound.
2:33
Kayleigh Heckel missed Three Point Jumper.
2:47
Imari Berry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tajianna Roberts.
3:02
UConn Turnover.
3:33
Ice Brady subbing in for UConn
3:33
Serah Williams subbing out for UConn
3:33
Elif Istanbulluoglu made Free Throw.
3:33
Elif Istanbulluoglu made Free Throw.
3:33
Kayleigh Heckel subbing in for UConn
3:33
Ashlynn Shade subbing out for UConn
3:33
Foul on Serah Williams.
3:43
Mackenly Randolph Defensive Rebound.
3:46
Azzi Fudd missed Layup.
3:51
Sarah Strong Defensive Rebound.
3:54
Mackenly Randolph missed Layup.
3:59
Mackenly Randolph Steal.
3:59
KK Arnold Turnover.
4:15
KK Arnold Defensive Rebound.
4:19
Elif Istanbulluoglu missed Layup.
4:35
Official TV Timeout
4:35
Louisville Defensive Rebound.
4:36
Ashlynn Shade missed Jumper.
4:39
Serah Williams Offensive Rebound.
4:42
Azzi Fudd missed Three Point Jumper.
5:00
Laura Ziegler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Imari Berry.
5:17
Azzi Fudd made Jumper.
5:29
Azzi Fudd subbing in for UConn
5:29
Kayleigh Heckel subbing out for UConn
No. 1 UConn handles No. 20 Louisville 79-66 in opening game moved due to government shutdown
— Sarah Strong had 21 points and nine rebounds, and top-ranked UConn opened its title defense with a 79-66 win over No. 20 Louisville on Tuesday night.
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