The last obstacle between NC State and the Final Four is the biggest—a UConn team that is as talented as usual, and one that also has the benefit of playing this game close to its campus. Tough circumstances, but the Wolfpack can handle them.
This is a matchup of two of the best shooting teams in the country—the Huskies better inside the arc, the Wolfpack better from three. UConn has good size and star Paige Bueckers is a two-point-making machine. While she hasn’t been as prolific this season as she was as a freshman—a major knee injury has something to do with that—she’s still been an outstanding shooter.