Huskies’ streak at 45 after rolling in home finale
STORRS, Conn. — Azzi Fudd had 13 points and four steals in her final regular-season game at Gampel Pavilion as top-ranked UConn tied a program record by forcing 39 turnovers in an 81-38 victory over Providence on Sunday, extending the Huskies’ winning streak to 45 games.
KK Arnold finished with eight points, eight assists, and a season-high seven steals. Sarah Strong had 13 points in 13 minutes for the Huskies (29-0, 18-0 Big East), who have won 56 consecutive conference regular season games.
UConn had a season-high 26 steals, the seventh time this season that UConn had at least 20 steals.
Princess Moody led Providence 14-15 (7-11) with 11 points and Payton Dunbar had nine points.
UConn missed its first seven shots, but had 10 steals in the first quarter as the Huskies used an 18-0 run to take a 21-5 lead heading into the second quarter. UConn added a 10-0 run in the second quarter as the Huskies rolled to their 40th consecutive win over Providence, 33 of those victories have been by at least 25 points. The Huskies led 40-14 at halftime. The 14 points allowed in the first half matched the fewest surrendered by the Huskies this season.
UConn honored seniors Ice Brady, Caroline Ducharme, Azzi Fudd, Ayanna Patterson and Serah Williams after the game in the final regular-season game at Gampel Pavilion this season. Brady missed the game after undergoing season-ending knee surgery. The Huskies will play Georgetown in Hartford on Thursday, and are likely to play two NCAA tournament games at Gampel and as many as three Big East tournament games at Mohegan Sun Arena.
NO. 3 SOUTH
CAROLINA 85,
NO. 17 OLE MISS 48
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Joyce Edwards scored 21 points and Madina Okot had 17 and No. 3 South Carolina clinched a share of the Southeastern Conference regular-season title with a rout of No. 17 Mississippi. It’s the fifth straight SEC crown and the 10th overall in coach Dawn Staley’s 16 seasons.
VIRGINIA 74, NO. 8 LOUISVILLE 74
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Romi Levy made a clutch 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining and grabbed Louisville’s missed 3 at the buzzer as Virginia held off the No. 8 Cardinals. Imari Berry made 1 of 2 free throws with 31.4 seconds left to put Louisville up 72-71. Virginia ran time off before Levy (15 points) spotted up for a 3 on the right side for her second clutch jumper in the final 2:08 to give the Cavaliers their fourth win in five games.
NO. 13 IOWA 62, NO. 6 MICHIGAN 44
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Ava Heiden had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Hannah Stuelke had 11 points and 12 rebounds, as No. 13 Iowa defeated No. 6 Michigan. The Hawkeyes (22-5, 13-3 Big Ten) held the Wolverines (22-5, 13-3) to their lowest point total of the season and moved into a second-place tie in the Big Ten with Michigan heading into the final week of the regular season.
NO. 22
NORTH CAROLINA 78, PITT 50
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Nyla Brooks scored 18 points, Laila Hull added 17 off the bench, and No. 22 North Carolina drubbed Pittsburgh. North Carolina has reached 12 conference wins in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2004-05 and 2005-06. Elina Aarnisalo had 11 points, six rebounds and five assists for North Carolina.
NO. 25 ALABAMA 25, FLORIDA 71
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Jessica Timmons scored a career-high 34 points, Ta’Mia Scott added 21, and No. 25 Alabama rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Florida 76-71. Alabama led 54-46 after Timmons hit a 3-pointer late in the third quarter. Liv McGill then scored seven points in Florida’s 12-0 run that gave the Gators a 58-54 lead heading to the fourth quarter.


