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04/03 20:12 CDT South Carolina smothers UConn 62-48 to advance to NCAA title
game, snaps Huskies' 54-game win streak
South Carolina smothers UConn 62-48 to advance to NCAA title game, snaps
Huskies' 54-game win streak
By DOUG FEINBERG
AP Basketball Writer
PHOENIX (AP) --- Ta'Niya Latson scored 16 and Agot Makeer added 14 points and
South Carolina played stifling defense to beat UConn 62-48 on Friday night,
ending the Huskies' 54-game winning streak and advancing to the women's NCAA
Tournament championship game.
The Gamecocks will face the winner of Texas and UCLA semifinal on Sunday for
the title, capping off another March Madness. South Carolina (36-3) will be
looking to win its fourth national championship. Their other three have come in
the last decade.
UConn (38-1) entered the Final Four undefeated for the ninth time in school
history and for the third straight time left without a title. The Huskies also
lost in the 2017 and 2018 national semifinals. This was the fewest points UConn
had scored since putting up 49 points in a national championship game loss to
the Gamecocks in 2022.
The Huskies and Gamecocks played last season for the title and UConn came away
with an 82-59 rout for the school's 12th national championship. UConn also beat
South Carolina handily during the 2024-25 regular season.
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AP March Madness bracket: https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-womens-bracket and
coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness
