UConn heads to 9th straight Final 4 after beating Texas
Morgan Tuck scored 22 points and Breanna Stewart added 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead top-seeded UConn back to the Final Four with an 86-65 victory over Texas on Monday night.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Texas Longhorns
65
UConn Huskies
86
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 17 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 65 |
| CONN | 22 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 86 |
Total Mortgage Arena · 9,008 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/26 | vs South Dakota State Jackrabbits | W 93-63 | NCAAW |
| 11/7/26 | vs Northern Colorado Bears | W 91-29 | NCAAW |
| 11/4/26 | vs Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | W 85-65 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:20 65-86
Lashann Higgs made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 63-86
Kia Nurse made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 63-85
Kia Nurse made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:36 63-84
Foul on Brianna Taylor.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 63-84
Kia Nurse made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 63-83
Kia Nurse made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:03 63-82
Foul on Ariel Atkins.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:29 63-82
Brooke McCarty made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:38 60-82
Breanna Stewart made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:38 60-81
Breanna Stewart made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:38 60-80
Foul on Ariel Atkins.
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LayUpShot 2:00 60-80
Morgan Tuck made Layup. Assisted by Moriah Jefferson.
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LayUpShot 2:21 60-78
Lashann Higgs made Layup. Assisted by Celina Rodrigo.
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LayUpShot 3:00 58-78
Moriah Jefferson made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:28 58-76
Brooke McCarty made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Celina Rodrigo.
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PersonalFoul 3:34 55-76
Foul on Imani Boyette.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:48 55-76
Morgan Tuck made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:48 55-75
Foul on Celina Rodrigo.
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LayUpShot 3:48 55-75
Morgan Tuck made Layup. Assisted by Breanna Stewart.
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PersonalFoul 4:12 55-73
Foul on Empress Davenport.
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LayUpShot 4:37 55-73
Brooke McCarty made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:52 53-73
Morgan Tuck made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Moriah Jefferson.
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PersonalFoul 5:04 53-70
Foul on Empress Davenport.
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LayUpShot 5:47 53-70
Breanna Stewart made Layup. Assisted by Morgan Tuck.
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JumpShot 5:59 53-68
Ariel Atkins made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 6:54 51-68
Foul on Empress Davenport.
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LayUpShot 8:03 51-68
Lashann Higgs made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 8:20 49-68
Foul on Kelsey Lang.
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TipShot 9:15 49-68
Lashann Higgs made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 9:34 47-68
Morgan Tuck made Layup.
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LayUpShot 0:29 47-66
Napheesa Collier made Layup. Assisted by Morgan Tuck.
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LayUpShot 0:54 47-64
Lashann Higgs made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:02 45-64
Breanna Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Morgan Tuck.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:28 45-61
Brianna Taylor made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:28 44-61
Foul on Gabby Williams.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:05 44-61
Moriah Jefferson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Breanna Stewart.
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JumpShot 2:25 44-58
Ariel Atkins made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:35 42-58
Breanna Stewart made Layup. Assisted by Morgan Tuck.
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PersonalFoul 2:39 42-56
Foul on Brooke McCarty.
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PersonalFoul 3:05 42-56
Foul on Ariel Atkins.
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JumpShot 5:08 42-56
Morgan Tuck made Jumper. Assisted by Breanna Stewart.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:34 42-54
Ariel Atkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Celina Rodrigo.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:06 39-54
Empress Davenport made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ariel Atkins.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:30 36-54
Brooke McCarty made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Empress Davenport.
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LayUpShot 7:43 33-54
Breanna Stewart made Layup. Assisted by Moriah Jefferson.
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JumpShot 8:07 33-52
Imani Boyette made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:55 31-52
Moriah Jefferson made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:43 31-49
Katie Lou Samuelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Moriah Jefferson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 31-46
Empress Davenport made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 30-46
Empress Davenport made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 29-46
Foul on Moriah Jefferson.
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LayUpShot 0:55 29-46
Napheesa Collier made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:15 29-44
Lashann Higgs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:15 28-44
Foul on Katie Lou Samuelson.
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LayUpShot 1:21 28-44
Breanna Stewart made Layup. Assisted by Napheesa Collier.
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JumpShot 1:39 28-42
Lashann Higgs made Jumper. Assisted by Celina Rodrigo.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:15 26-42
Katie Lou Samuelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Breanna Stewart.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:38 26-39
Napheesa Collier made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:38 26-38
Foul on Lashann Higgs.
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LayUpShot 2:38 26-38
Napheesa Collier made Layup. Assisted by Kia Nurse.
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End Game 0:00 65-86
End of Game
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LayUpShot 0:20 65-86
Lashann Higgs made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 63-86
Kia Nurse made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 63-85
Kia Nurse made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:36 63-84
Foul on Brianna Taylor.
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Defensive Rebound 0:48 63-84
Connecticut Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:48 63-84
Brooke McCarty missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:56 63-84
Brooke McCarty Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:56 63-84
Empress Davenport missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 63-84
Kia Nurse made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 63-83
Kia Nurse made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:03 63-82
Foul on Ariel Atkins.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:29 63-82
Brooke McCarty made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:38 60-82
Breanna Stewart made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:38 60-81
Breanna Stewart made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:38 60-80
Foul on Ariel Atkins.
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Defensive Rebound 1:47 60-80
Breanna Stewart Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:47 60-80
Brooke McCarty missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:00 60-80
Morgan Tuck made Layup. Assisted by Moriah Jefferson.
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ShortTimeOut 2:19 60-78
Texas Timeout
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LayUpShot 2:21 60-78
Lashann Higgs made Layup. Assisted by Celina Rodrigo.
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Steal 2:25 58-78
Celina Rodrigo Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:25 58-78
Moriah Jefferson Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:52 58-78
Breanna Stewart Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:52 58-78
Breanna Stewart Block.
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JumpShot 2:52 58-78
Lashann Higgs missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:00 58-78
Moriah Jefferson made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:28 58-76
Brooke McCarty made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Celina Rodrigo.
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Steal 3:34 55-76
Celina Rodrigo Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:34 55-76
Breanna Stewart Turnover.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:34 55-76
Imani Boyette Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 3:34 55-76
Foul on Imani Boyette.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:48 55-76
Morgan Tuck made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:48 55-75
Foul on Celina Rodrigo.
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LayUpShot 3:48 55-75
Morgan Tuck made Layup. Assisted by Breanna Stewart.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 4:12 55-73
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 4:12 55-73
Foul on Empress Davenport.
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LayUpShot 4:37 55-73
Brooke McCarty made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:52 53-73
Morgan Tuck made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Moriah Jefferson.
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PersonalFoul 5:04 53-70
Foul on Empress Davenport.
Showing the last 40 of 302 events.
Team Stats
TEX
CONN
26-64
FG
31-55
41
Field Goal %
56
8-25
3PT
12-21
32
Three Point %
57
5-8
FT
12-14
63
Free Throw %
86
34
Rebounds
29
16
Offensive Rebounds
6
18
Defensive Rebounds
23
13
Assists
24
10
Steals
4
2
Blocks
5
14
Turnovers
13
1
Team Turnovers
1
14
Total Turnovers
13
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
14
Points Off Turnovers
1
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
19
Fouls
8
0
Largest Lead
23
Highlights
00:11
Empress Davenport knocks three point jumper on transition. Assisted by Ariel Atkins
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00:17
No way to stop Breanna Stewart down-low, banks in a layup. Assisted by Moriah Jefferson.
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00:15
M. Jefferson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by B. Stewart.
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00:06
K. Nurse drives and kicks it to M. Jefferson for three
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