TAMPA, Fla. — Sunday’s national championship matchup is set. The South Carolina Gamecocks will face the UConn Huskies at 3 p.m. ET on ABC.
It’s a rematch of the 2022 NCAA title game in Minneapolis. South Carolina won that matchup 64-49 to win its second national championship. That is the only NCAA final that the Huskies have lost; they came into that 11-0 in title games.
It’s also a rematch from the regular season. The Huskies routed the Gamecocks 87-58 on Feb. 16 in Columbia, South Carolina. UConn’s Azzi Fudd scored 28 points to help snap South Carolina’s 71-game home win streak.
We tracked all the action Friday as South Carolina beat Texas and UConn upended No. 1 overall seed UCLA. Check out our analysis and first look at the NCAA title game.
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Three X factors for Sunday’s national championship
What’s at stake?
UConn seeks its 12th national title and first since 2016. South Carolina looks to repeat after last year’s 38-0 undefeated season. It would be the Gamecocks’ third title in four years, and fourth overall.
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Strong had 22 points in Friday’s 85-51 blowout of UCLA, owning the second half. In South Carolina’s 74-57 win over…
