How South Carolina shut down nation's best-shooting team to beat UConn in Final Four
South Carolina women's basketball held UConn to season-low scoring in the Final Four victory to advance to 3rd straight national championship.
PHOENIX — Tessa Johnson's message in the huddle was stern. "Five minutes, five minutes," the junior guard yelled with the clock at 5:53. South Carolina women's basketball had a five-point lead over UConn , the No.
1 overall seed that came into the Final Four with a 54-game winning streak. Two of those wins were blowouts over South Carolina last season, including the national championship game. But there was still game left to play.
From beginning to end, the defensive clinic from the Gamecocks (35-3) had the Huskies (38-1) frazzled. An 11-1 run over the last four minutes sent South Carolina to a third straight national championship with a 62-48 victory on April 3. South Carolina will play UCLA (36-1) in the national championship game April 5 at 3:30 p.
m. ET (ABC). "We knew how effective they are offensively so I think we had to lock in on defense," Johnson said.