UConn women’s basketball had seen this story play out before: one defensive possession remaining to decide the fate of the season.
In the 2017 Final Four, Mississippi State hit a buzzer-beater to snap the Huskies’ 111-game win streak. One year later, Notre Dame made a nearly identical shot to send UConn home in the national semifinal once again.
This time, Baylor had the ball at mid-court with 17 seconds left in a one-possession game with a trip to the Final Four on the line. It felt like history was bound to repeat for the Huskies, in a game where they trailed for a lot of the second half.