No. 1UConn Huskies

Regional 1 in Fort Worth · Sweet 16

Past match

UConn Huskies won.

UConn Huskies beat the North Carolina Tar Heels

Ranked #4 · 28-8 42 – 63

Ranked #1 · 37-0

Final · Fri, Mar 27

Game Details

Dickies Arena (Fort Worth) · 9,375 fans · ESPN View tournament bracket →

Highlights

Sarah Strong has a double-double and defending champ UConn cruises to Elite Eight, beating UNC 63-42

Sarah Strong chose UConn over North Carolina instead of staying home, and the All-America sophomore forward is a step closer to a second national title after helping knock the Tar Heels out of the women's

Recap via ESPN

1:11 North Carolina Tar Heels vs. UConn Huskies: Game Highlights

0:16 Indya Nivar hits the 3-pointer for North Carolina

0:17 Indya Nivar has a nice block for North Carolina

0:21 Sarah Strong takes it up the court for a layup

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
UNC	12	8	5	17	42
CONN	11	17	20	15	63

Game Flow

UNC CONN

Q1Q2Q3Q4

5-0Biggest Run17-0

3Largest Lead25

6 lead changes · tied 0 times

Win Probability · UConn Huskies

tip-offnow: 100%

Game Leaders

North Carolina Tar Heels

Indya Nivar · 20Points
Elina Aarnisalo · 6Assists
Indya Nivar · 8Rebounds

UConn Huskies

Sarah Strong · 21Points
Azzi Fudd · 5Assists
Sarah Strong · 10Rebounds

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

Team	GB
Duke	-
Louisville	1
North Carolina	2
NC State	3
Syracuse	4
Virginia Tech	4
Notre Dame	4
Virginia	5
Clemson	5
California	7
Stanford	8
Miami	8
Georgia Tech	8
Florida State	11
Wake Forest	12
SMU	14
Pittsburgh	15
Boston College	15

2025-26 Big East Conference Standings

Team	GB
UConn	-
Villanova	4
Marquette	8
Seton Hall	8
St. John's	9
Creighton	9
Providence	13
Georgetown	14
Butler	14
DePaul	15
Xavier	16

Team Stats

North Carolina Tar HeelsUConn Huskies

Shooting

17-60, 28% Field Goals 26-65, 40%

4-22, 18% 3-Pointers 4-20, 20%

4-7, 57% Free Throws 7-10, 70%

Possessions

45 Rebounds 38

14 Offensive Rebounds 8

10 Assists 18

7 Steals 18

3 Blocks 7

24 Turnovers 10

9 Fouls 12

Scoring

24 Points in Paint 36

9 Fast Break Points 13

3 Largest Lead 25

Box Score

North Carolina Tar Heels ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
C. ToomeyF	5	6	1	21	2-5	1-2	0-0	1	1	1	3	3	0
N. HarrisF	8	5	2	36	4-10	0-1	0-0	4	1	0	4	1	4
E. AarnisaloG	2	4	6	35	1-11	0-1	0-0	6	0	0	1	3	0
L. GrantG	3	2	0	28	1-8	1-6	0-0	5	0	0	0	2	1
I. NivarG	20	8	1	37	8-15	1-2	3-3	4	4	1	1	7	2
Bench
T. QueirozG	0	1	0	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0
N. BrooksG	4	7	0	27	1-5	1-4	1-4	3	1	1	1	6	1
T. HendersonG	0	1	0	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1
L. HullG	0	1	0	6	0-5	0-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
B. ThomasC	DNP: Did not play
L. AstakhovaG	DNP: Did not play
J. ZubichG	DNP: Did not play
S. BarkerG	DNP: Did not play
R. KellyG	DNP: Did not play
Team	42	45	10		17-60	4-22	4-7	24	7	3	14	31	9

UConn Huskies ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
S. StrongF	21	10	2	38	9-17	0-5	3-4	3	5	2	1	9	1
S. WilliamsF	3	8	0	13	1-5	0-0	1-2	0	1	3	1	7	1
A. ShadeG	4	3	3	26	1-9	0-7	2-2	0	1	0	0	3	1
KK ArnoldG	3	1	2	30	1-3	0-0	1-2	2	3	0	0	1	2
A. FuddG	10	4	5	37	4-12	2-3	0-0	1	3	1	2	2	0
Bench
B. QuiñonezF	16	3	0	22	7-11	2-3	0-0	1	4	1	1	2	3
J. El AlfyC	2	2	1	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	1
K. HeckelG	2	2	2	16	1-4	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	2
A. ZiebellG	2	1	3	9	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1
C. DucharmeG	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. PattersonF	DNP: Did not play
I. BradyF	DNP: Did not play
G. Malou-MamelC	DNP: Did not play
K. FisherG	DNP: Did not play
M. CheliG	DNP: Did not play
Team	63	38	18		26-65	4-20	7-10	10	18	7	8	30	12

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