| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UNC | 12 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 42 |
 CONN | 11 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 63 |
Game Leaders
Sarah Strong
· F
Azzi Fudd
· G
Indya Nivar
· G
Elina Aarnisalo
· G
Team Stats
17-60FG26-65
28Field Goal %40
4-223PT4-20
18Three Point %20
4-7FT7-10
57Free Throw %70
45Rebounds38
14Offensive Rebounds8
31Defensive Rebounds30
10Assists18
7Steals18
3Blocks7
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of Game
0:00
End of 4th Quarter
0:23
Blanca Quiñonez Defensive Rebound.
0:26
Elina Aarnisalo misses 15-foot jumper
0:39
Laila Hull subbing in for North Carolina
0:39
Taliyah Henderson subbing in for North Carolina
0:39
Indya Nivar subbing out for North Carolina
0:39
Nyla Harris subbing out for North Carolina
0:39
North Carolina Defensive Rebound.
0:39
Caroline Ducharme misses 13-foot jumper
1:08
Blanca Quiñonez Steal.
1:08
Elina Aarnisalo bad pass turnover
1:14
Elina Aarnisalo Defensive Rebound.
1:17
Kayleigh Heckel misses 4-foot jumper
1:35
Indya Nivar makes free throw 1 of 1
1:35
Foul on Allie Ziebell.
1:35
Indya Nivar makes layup (Elina Aarnisalo assists)
1:37
Caroline Ducharme subbing in for UConn
1:37
Azzi Fudd subbing out for UConn
1:38
Nyla Harris Offensive Rebound.
1:40
Indya Nivar misses driving layup
1:53
Ashlynn Shade makes 13-foot jumper
1:54
UConn Offensive Rebound.
1:54
Ciera Toomey Block.
1:54
Blanca Quiñonez misses layup
1:58
Ashlynn Shade subbing in for UConn
1:58
Sarah Strong subbing out for UConn
1:58
UConn Timeout
2:12
Azzi Fudd Offensive Rebound.
2:16
Allie Ziebell misses 23-foot three point jumper
2:19
Kayleigh Heckel Defensive Rebound.
2:22
Blanca Quiñonez Block.
2:22
Elina Aarnisalo misses driving layup
2:35
Allie Ziebell makes layup (Sarah Strong assists)
3:01
Ciera Toomey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Elina Aarnisalo assists)
3:17
Nyla Brooks Steal.
3:17
Kayleigh Heckel bad pass turnover
3:27
Ciera Toomey makes layup (Nyla Harris assists)
3:40
Allie Ziebell subbing in for UConn
3:40
Kayleigh Heckel subbing in for UConn
3:40
Serah Williams subbing out for UConn
3:40
KK Arnold subbing out for UConn
3:40
Indya Nivar Offensive Rebound.
3:44
Ciera Toomey misses 24-foot three point jumper
4:03
Sarah Strong makes layup (Azzi Fudd assists)
4:10
Sarah Strong Steal.
4:10
Elina Aarnisalo bad pass turnover
4:15
Elina Aarnisalo Defensive Rebound.
4:19
Serah Williams misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot
4:45
Serah Williams Steal.
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