UConn 82-59 South Carolina (Apr 6, 2025) Play-by-Play

UConn Huskies

37-3

	1	2	3	4	T
CONN	19	17	26	20	82
SC	14	12	16	17	59

TIME	CONN	SC
10:00	Start game	0	0
9:57	Jump Ball won by UConn	0	0
9:57	Jump Ball lost by South Carolina	0	0
9:40	Kaitlyn Chen missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
9:33	Paige Bueckers Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:32	Paige Bueckers missed Jumper.	0	0
9:32	Sania Feagin Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:18	Te-Hina Paopao made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Raven Johnson.	0	3
8:58	Sarah Strong made Jumper.	2	3
8:36	Chloe Kitts made Jumper.	2	5
8:13	Paige Bueckers made Jumper.	4	5
7:56	Sania Feagin missed Layup.	4	5
7:51	Raven Johnson Offensive Rebound.	4	5
7:51	Raven Johnson missed Two Point Tip Shot.	4	5
7:51	Sarah Strong Defensive Rebound.	4	5
7:51	Foul on Sania Feagin.	4	5
7:30	Azzi Fudd missed Three Point Jumper.	4	5
7:26	Kaitlyn Chen Offensive Rebound.	4	5
7:24	Azzi Fudd made Jumper. Assisted by Kaitlyn Chen.	6	5
7:00	Raven Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Chloe Kitts.	6	7
6:40	Kaitlyn Chen made Jumper.	8	7
6:23	Bree Hall made Jumper.	8	9
6:08	Paige Bueckers missed Jumper.	8	9
6:04	Chloe Kitts Defensive Rebound.	8	9
5:59	Chloe Kitts made Jumper.	8	11
5:45	Sarah Strong made Layup. Assisted by Kaitlyn Chen.	10	11
5:30	Te-Hina Paopao missed Three Point Jumper.	10	11
5:27	Jana El Alfy Defensive Rebound.	10	11
5:16	Azzi Fudd made Jumper.	12	11
5:16	Foul on Chloe Kitts.	12	11
5:16	Sania Feagin subbing out for South Carolina	12	11
5:16	Joyce Edwards subbing in for South Carolina	12	11
5:16	Azzi Fudd made Free Throw.	13	11
5:02	Foul on Jana El Alfy.	13	11
4:43	Bree Hall Turnover.	13	11
4:43	Sarah Strong Steal.	13	11
4:37	Jana El Alfy made Layup. Assisted by Kaitlyn Chen.	15	11
4:20	Chloe Kitts missed Jumper.	15	11
4:14	Joyce Edwards Offensive Rebound.	15	11
4:14	Joyce Edwards made Two Point Tip Shot.	15	13
4:05	Paige Bueckers missed Layup.	15	13
4:02	Te-Hina Paopao Defensive Rebound.	15	13
3:59	Foul on Jana El Alfy.	15	13
3:59	Official TV Timeout	15	13
3:59	Bree Hall subbing out for South Carolina	15	13
3:59	MiLaysia Fulwiley subbing in for South Carolina	15	13
3:59	Jana El Alfy subbing out for UConn	15	13
3:59	Ice Brady subbing in for UConn	15	13
3:59	Joyce Edwards made Free Throw.	15	14
3:59	Joyce Edwards missed Free Throw.	15	14
3:56	Sarah Strong Defensive Rebound.	15	14
3:36	Sarah Strong Turnover.	15	14
3:36	Joyce Edwards Steal.	15	14
3:31	MiLaysia Fulwiley Turnover.	15	14
3:31	Azzi Fudd Steal.	15	14
3:26	Azzi Fudd made Layup.	17	14
2:57	Joyce Edwards Turnover.	17	14
2:57	Sarah Strong Steal.	17	14
2:44	Paige Bueckers missed Jumper.	17	14
2:40	Joyce Edwards Defensive Rebound.	17	14
2:27	Chloe Kitts missed Jumper.	17	14
2:22	Raven Johnson Offensive Rebound.	17	14
2:14	Raven Johnson missed Layup.	17	14
2:10	Sarah Strong Defensive Rebound.	17	14
2:02	Sarah Strong missed Three Point Jumper.	17	14
1:56	Azzi Fudd Offensive Rebound.	17	14
1:54	Sarah Strong missed Layup.	17	14
1:50	MiLaysia Fulwiley Defensive Rebound.	17	14
1:30	Joyce Edwards Turnover.	17	14
1:30	Paige Bueckers Steal.	17	14
1:30	Raven Johnson subbing out for South Carolina	17	14
1:30	Tessa Johnson subbing in for South Carolina	17	14
1:30	Kaitlyn Chen subbing out for UConn	17	14
1:30	KK Arnold subbing in for UConn	17	14
1:13	Azzi Fudd Turnover.	17	14
1:13	Te-Hina Paopao Steal.	17	14
1:13	MiLaysia Fulwiley subbing out for South Carolina	17	14
1:13	Bree Hall subbing in for South Carolina	17	14
0:48	Joyce Edwards missed Layup.	17	14
0:43	Chloe Kitts Offensive Rebound.	17	14
0:43	Chloe Kitts missed Two Point Tip Shot.	17	14
0:43	Sarah Strong Defensive Rebound.	17	14
0:38	Foul on KK Arnold.	17	14
0:38	KK Arnold Turnover.	17	14
0:24	Joyce Edwards missed Layup.	17	14
0:24	Sarah Strong Defensive Rebound.	17	14
0:24	Paige Bueckers Block.	17	14
0:05	Paige Bueckers made Jumper. Assisted by Sarah Strong.	19	14
0:00	End of 1st Quarter	19	14

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0:52

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1:12

Amalie Arena

3:00 PM, April 6, 2025Coverage: ABC/ESPN/ESPN+

Tampa, FL

Line: CONN -6.5

Over/Under: 135.5

Attendance: 19,777

Referees:
Felicia Grinter
Maj Forsberg
Gina Cross

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
South Carolina	15-1	-	35-4
Texas	15-1	-	35-4
LSU	12-4	3	31-6
Oklahoma	11-5	4	27-8
Kentucky	11-5	4	23-8
Alabama	10-6	5	24-9
Ole Miss	10-6	5	22-11
Tennessee	8-8	7	24-10
Vanderbilt	8-8	7	22-11
Mississippi State	7-9	8	22-12
Florida	5-11	10	19-18
Georgia	4-12	11	13-19
Missouri	3-13	12	14-18
Auburn	3-13	12	12-18
Texas A&M	3-13	12	10-19
Arkansas	3-13	12	10-22

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