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The UConn Huskies pulled away in the second half and didn’t look back, defeating the defending champions South Carolina 82-59 for a dominant victory in the women’s NCAA tournament national championship game.
With the victory, the Huskies secured a record 12th national title and improved to 12-1 all-time in NCAA tournament finals.
In a rematch of the 2022 national championship game between two of women’s college basketball’s premier programs, both teams got off to frenetic starts on offense, with South Carolina making five of their first seven field goal attempts.
The Gamecocks were in front early, but a flurry of UConn points in…
