UConn Reaches 14th Straight Final Four, Tops NC State in 2OT

Connecticut guard Paige Bueckers (5) reacts in double overtime against NC State during the East Regional final college basketball game of the NCAA women's tournament in Bridgeport, Conn., on March 28, 2022, Frank Franklin II/AP Photo

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.—In a double-overtime thriller that put UConn’s record streak of women’s Final Four appearances at serious risk, Paige Bueckers came through for the Huskies—and earned a trip home to Minneapolis.

The sensational sophomore scored 15 of her 27 points after regulation, and UConn beat North Carolina State 91–87 on Monday night to reach its 14th straight Final Four.