It’s tough for the UConn women’s basketball team to prepare to play in close games. After all, they don’t have much experience in them.
Since the start of the 2016-17 season, just 10 of the Huskies’ 79 games have been within 10 points or less, including losses. While there are plenty of advantages to that level of dominance, it can also prove fatal when they do find themselves in a close game.
In the 2017 Final Four, UConn never recovered from Mississippi State punching them in the mouth and struggled in critical spots, such as their final possession when Saniya Chong forced a bad shot and gave the Bulldogs a chance to win it.