UConn 78-64 USC (Mar 31, 2025) Play-by-Play

UConn Huskies

35-3

	1	2	3	4	T
CONN	14	25	12	27	78
USC	11	14	21	18	64

TIME	CONN	USC
10:00	Start game	0	0
9:57	Jump Ball won by UConn	0	0
9:57	Jump Ball lost by USC	0	0
9:35	Kaitlyn Chen missed Layup.	0	0
9:33	Rayah Marshall Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:25	Kiki Iriafen missed Layup.	0	0
9:22	Jana El Alfy Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:14	Jana El Alfy Turnover.	0	0
9:14	Kennedy Smith Steal.	0	0
9:10	Foul on Kaitlyn Chen.	0	0
9:10	Kennedy Smith missed Free Throw.	0	0
9:10	USC Deadball Team Rebound.	0	0
9:10	Kennedy Smith made Free Throw.	0	1
8:51	Sarah Strong made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaitlyn Chen.	3	1
8:31	Rayah Marshall missed Layup.	3	1
8:29	Sarah Strong Defensive Rebound.	3	1
8:19	Kaitlyn Chen made Jumper. Assisted by Jana El Alfy.	5	1
7:51	Kiki Iriafen made Layup. Assisted by Rayah Marshall.	5	3
7:35	Paige Bueckers missed Jumper.	5	3
7:33	Rayah Marshall Defensive Rebound.	5	3
7:31	Rayah Marshall Turnover.	5	3
7:31	Kaitlyn Chen Steal.	5	3
7:24	Azzi Fudd missed Layup.	5	3
7:22	Rayah Marshall Defensive Rebound.	5	3
7:13	Rayah Marshall made Layup.	5	5
6:56	Azzi Fudd missed Jumper.	5	5
6:51	Kiki Iriafen Defensive Rebound.	5	5
6:30	Kiki Iriafen missed Layup.	5	5
6:27	Jana El Alfy Defensive Rebound.	5	5
6:12	Azzi Fudd missed Three Point Jumper.	5	5
6:09	Kennedy Smith Defensive Rebound.	5	5
6:02	Rayah Marshall made Layup.	5	7
5:49	Jana El Alfy missed Jumper.	5	7
5:46	Rayah Marshall Defensive Rebound.	5	7
5:40	Kennedy Smith missed Layup.	5	7
5:40	USC Offensive Rebound.	5	7
5:40	Rayah Marshall subbing out for USC	5	7
5:40	Talia von Oelhoffen subbing out for USC	5	7
5:40	Kayleigh Heckel subbing in for USC	5	7
5:40	Clarice Akunwafo subbing in for USC	5	7
5:40	Jana El Alfy subbing out for UConn	5	7
5:40	Ice Brady subbing in for UConn	5	7
5:39	Avery Howell missed Three Point Jumper.	5	7
5:35	Paige Bueckers Defensive Rebound.	5	7
5:26	Paige Bueckers Turnover.	5	7
5:26	Avery Howell Steal.	5	7
5:12	Kiki Iriafen made Jumper.	5	9
5:05	Sarah Strong Turnover.	5	9
5:04	Kennedy Smith subbing out for USC	5	9
5:04	Malia Samuels subbing in for USC	5	9
4:44	Kiki Iriafen missed Jumper.	5	9
4:40	Sarah Strong Defensive Rebound.	5	9
4:31	Sarah Strong missed Jumper.	5	9
4:28	Avery Howell Defensive Rebound.	5	9
4:14	Kiki Iriafen made Jumper.	5	11
3:51	Sarah Strong made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ice Brady.	8	11
3:39	Kayleigh Heckel Turnover.	8	11
3:39	Azzi Fudd Steal.	8	11
3:39	Foul on Kayleigh Heckel.	8	11
3:39	Official TV Timeout	8	11
3:39	Malia Samuels subbing out for USC	8	11
3:39	Kennedy Smith subbing in for USC	8	11
3:23	Sarah Strong made Jumper. Assisted by Paige Bueckers.	10	11
3:08	Avery Howell Turnover.	10	11
3:08	Paige Bueckers Steal.	10	11
3:08	Kaitlyn Chen subbing out for UConn	10	11
3:08	Ashlynn Shade subbing in for UConn	10	11
2:47	Azzi Fudd missed Jumper.	10	11
2:44	Kayleigh Heckel Defensive Rebound.	10	11
2:41	Kayleigh Heckel missed Layup.	10	11
2:38	Sarah Strong Defensive Rebound.	10	11
2:24	Ashlynn Shade Turnover.	10	11
2:24	Kiki Iriafen Steal.	10	11
2:11	Avery Howell Turnover.	10	11
2:11	Paige Bueckers Steal.	10	11
2:06	Sarah Strong made Jumper. Assisted by Paige Bueckers.	12	11
1:37	Kiki Iriafen Turnover.	12	11
1:37	Kayleigh Heckel subbing out for USC	12	11
1:37	Clarice Akunwafo subbing out for USC	12	11
1:37	Rayah Marshall subbing in for USC	12	11
1:37	Talia von Oelhoffen subbing in for USC	12	11
1:14	Paige Bueckers made Layup.	14	11
0:57	Talia von Oelhoffen missed Three Point Jumper.	14	11
0:53	Sarah Strong Defensive Rebound.	14	11
0:47	Paige Bueckers missed Three Point Jumper.	14	11
0:41	Talia von Oelhoffen Defensive Rebound.	14	11
0:33	Avery Howell subbing out for USC	14	11
0:33	Malia Samuels subbing in for USC	14	11
0:33	Azzi Fudd subbing out for UConn	14	11
0:33	KK Arnold subbing in for UConn	14	11
0:14	Malia Samuels Turnover.	14	11
0:14	Ashlynn Shade Steal.	14	11
0:10	Foul on Ashlynn Shade.	14	11
0:10	Ashlynn Shade Turnover.	14	11
0:10	Malia Samuels subbing out for USC	14	11
0:10	Kayleigh Heckel subbing in for USC	14	11
0:00	Kayleigh Heckel missed Jumper.	14	11
0:00	UConn Deadball Team Rebound.	14	11
0:00	End of 1st Quarter	14	11

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UConn Huskies vs. USC Trojans - Game Highlights

1:55

UConn women celebrate reaching 24th Final Four

0:40

Spokane Arena

9:20 PM, March 31, 2025Coverage: ESPN

Spokane, WA

Line: CONN -14.5

Over/Under: 137.5

Attendance: 10,141

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Maj Forsberg
Katie Lukanich

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
UConn	18-0	-	37-3
Creighton	16-2	2	26-7
Seton Hall	13-5	5	23-10
Marquette	12-6	6	21-11
Villanova	11-7	7	21-15
DePaul	8-10	10	13-19
Providence	6-12	12	13-19
St. John's	5-13	13	16-15
Butler	5-13	13	16-18
Georgetown	4-14	14	12-19
Xavier	1-17	17	7-24

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
USC	17-1	-	31-4
UCLA	16-2	1	34-3
Ohio State	13-5	4	26-7
Maryland	13-5	4	25-8
Michigan State	11-7	6	22-10
Illinois	11-7	6	22-10
Michigan	11-7	6	23-11
Iowa	10-8	7	23-11
Nebraska	10-8	7	21-12
Oregon	10-8	7	20-12
Indiana	10-8	7	20-13
Washington	9-9	8	19-14
Minnesota	8-10	9	25-11
Wisconsin	4-14	13	13-17
Rutgers	3-15	14	13-20
Purdue	3-15	14	10-19
Northwestern	2-16	15	9-18
Penn State	1-17	16	10-19

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