TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa’s fourth women’s Final Four, the most of any city, concluded with Geno Auriemma’s UConn Huskies winning a 12th national title, the most of any men’s or women’s program. An 82-59 victory over South Carolina marked the second time his team won it all at Amalie Arena, along with their 2015 victory.
The win also avenged a 64-49 loss to Dawn Staley’s team in the 2022 championship game in Minneapolis while denying the Gamecocks a repeat after winning their third title in Cleveland a year ago.
Here are some facts and figures from a Final Four in downtown Tampa.
19,777 – Fans who attended Sunday’s championship game.
19,731 – Fans who took in Friday evening’s semifinal and Sunday championship game.
$250 to $1,200 – Range of ticket prices according to the NCAA with information gathered prior to the Final Four.
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$244 to $1,299 – Range of prices on “verified resale tickets” available through NCAA ticket partners three hours before Sunday’s tip-off.
52 – Points UConn guard Azzi Fudd scored in two games against South Carolina this season. She had 24 Sunday and 28 when the Huskies won February 16 in Columbia, 87-58…..Also, the combined margin of victory in the Huskies’ two wins over the Gamecocks this season.
32 – UConn’s largest lead Sunday was 80-48 with 4:20 remaining.
25.5 – Paige Bueckers’ scoring average in this year’s NCAA tournament.
22 – First-half points by UCLA in its 85-51 loss to UConn in Friday night’s semifinal. It was also the number of points scored by Texas in the second half of a 74-57 defeat against South Carolina in the other semifinal.
16 – Meetings between the Huskies and Gamecocks. UConn is 11-5.
9 – Seconds left in Sunday’s first half when Ashlynn Shade hit a three-pointer to give UConn a 36-26 lead at the half. South Carolina coach Dawn Staley referred to that as “the dagger.”
3 – No. 1 seeds UConn defeated in this year’s tourney: USC, UCLA, South Carolina
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