INDIANAPOLIS--Morgan Tuck scored 21 points and No.1 UConn pummeled No.2 Oregon State 80-51 on Sunday night in the Women's Final Four.
"It was unbelievable," Breanna Stewart said of Tuck's performance. "She was knocking down a lot of open threes. People need to respect her; she's a great shooter and that's what she did tonight."
Stewart had 16 points and is one win away from winning her fourth title in four seasons with the Huskies (37-0). Moriah Jefferson added 10 points.
Sydney Wiese had 13 points for the Beavers (32-5). Ruth Hamblin had 10 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks.
"They played a phenomenal game tonight," Oregon State head coach Scott Rueck said. "I thought they obviously shot the ball extremely well. With a team like that, you've got to kind of pick your poison. And that team made us pay, no matter what we did. And that's why they are who they are. You know, offensively they really made us work and kept us off balance."…show more content… UConn had a 33-31 advantage on the glass. The Huskies forced 18 turnovers.
Morgan Tuck (3) takes a shot against Oregon State NCAA Semifinal (Photo Credit: Stephen Slade-UConn Athletics)
Morgan Tuck (3) takes a shot against Oregon State NCAA Semifinal (Photo Credit: Stephen Slade-UConn Athletics)
Stewart got in foul trouble early on and didn't score until she hit a jumper with three minutes left in the first half.
Tuck was 4-of-8 from beyond the arc and it was Hamblin's defense that forced her to shoot from outside. Tuck had 10 of the Huskies first 15 points as UConn jumped out to a 15-6 lead.
While Tuck and Stewart led the Huskies in scoring, it was a total team effort that landed UConn in the Championship
