In many ways, the competitive portion of the American Athletic Conference tournament final may have ended after the 12-3 second-quarter run which gave two-time defending champion UConn a 12-point cushion. Certainly when the Huskies scored 11 of the first 15 points in the third quarter, the Huskies were headed to another convincing win.
Finally, with 2:36 left to play when the trio of Moriah Jefferson, Breanna Stewart and Morgan Tuck headed to the sidelines together to a thunderous ovation, it was time to turn the attention to celebrating the second of the three championships the Huskies began the season in pursuit of.