8:09 pm
April 3

NCAAW Tournament: #2 Connecticut v. #1 South Carolina

Who will WIN the championship?

#2 Connecticut Huskies (30-5)

#1 South Carolina Gamecocks (34-2)

 

Current odds:

Connecticut Huskies: (+170)

South Carolina Gamecocks: (-200)

 

• The line for this game is South Carolina by 4.5 points.

• Aliyah Boston’s 23 points led South Carolina to a 72-59 win over Louisville on Friday in the team’s last outing.

• Paige Bueckers helped lead UConn to a 63-58 victory over Stanford on Friday, scoring 14 points in the outing.

• South Carolina’s 71.1 points per game this season out-paces the 54.7 points per contest UConn gives up. The Gamecocks are 33-2 when they put up over 55 points.

• As a team, the Gamecocks shoot 67.7 percent from the free throw line, good for seventh in the SEC. Boston leads South Carolina, knocking down 3.5 free throws a game while shooting 78 percent from the charity stripe.

• UConn heads into the matchup with a 74.5 points per game average on the season, 23.8 more than the 50.7 South Carolina allows per contest. The Huskies are 30-4 in games when they put up at least 51 points.

• This season, the Huskies are shooting 47.9 percent from the field while limiting their opponents to a 35.6 percent clip. When UConn shoots above its season average this year, the Huskies have gone 15-0.

• Boston is the leader for South Carolina in both scoring and rebounding with 17.0 points and 12.4 boards per game. Destanni Henderson adds 11.1 points and 3.9 assists for the Gamecocks, and Zia Cooke averages 10.7 points per game.

• Henderson’s 1.6 made three-pointers per contest makes her South Carolina’s most prolific three-point shooter. She knocks down 39 percent of her shots from beyond the arc.

• Olivia Nelson-Ododa leads UConn in both rebounds and assists, grabbing 7.6 boards and dishing out 3.6 assists per game in addition to scoring 9.3. Christyn Williams leads the Huskies in scoring and averages 14.6 points and 1.5 steals per game.

• Azzi Fudd’s 2.4 made three-pointers per contest makes her UConn’s most prolific three-point shooter. She makes 43 percent of her shots from beyond the arc.

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