UConn vs. Arizona: College basketball fans react to Wildcats shocking upset
By Mark Powell
Arizona is used to being doubted, and their upset over UConn will go down in the history books.
The Arizona Wildcats won handily, holding a near wire-to-wire 10-point advantage over the Connecticut Huskies, the 1-seed and heavily-favored group led by super-freshman Paige Bueckers. Arizona held UConn almost 20 full percentage points below their usual NCAA-high 54 percent shooting mark.
Aari McDonald led the way with 26 points on 7-of-17 shooting, and with the win sets up an All-Pac-12 National Championship Game with Stanford. Arizona is headed to their first National Championship with the win and is led by Adia Barnes who led her alma mater to this level of success that had only previously been matched by the men’s basketball team.
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While consistently doubted, Arizona always expected to make it a game, the sports world as a whole was relatively surprised by the end result, especially the way the Wildcats won.
College basketball world reacts to UConn’s loss to Arizona
How Aari McDonald did UConn season pic.twitter.com/2LY24rJUJi
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) April 3, 2021
The enthusiasm of Rebecca Lobo and Ryan Ruocco insisting that UConn needs 3's while down big in the final minute is, in a word, refreshing.
— Ken Pomeroy (@kenpomeroy) April 3, 2021
Arizona just pulled off a wire-to-wire win in the Final Four … against UConn.
— Matt Moreno (@MattRMoreno) April 3, 2021
Amazing.
Aari McDonald is the coldest. pic.twitter.com/FCtxDoBqyp
UConn fans, if you’re upset about the Christyn Williams phantom foul that knocked her out, I’d like to remind you how you got to the Final Four in the first place. pic.twitter.com/ljWNuDK3Kh
— dannydorito (@dannydorito97) April 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/ReneeMontgomery/status/1378190268869005313
UConn fans right now: pic.twitter.com/GiiHPNP9S6
— ESPN (@espn) April 3, 2021
UConn on the wrong end of a questionable, potentially game altering call? Oh no. pic.twitter.com/HRtsWuUfWQ
— Mehmet Okurrrt (@Natural_OneDurr) April 3, 2021
Have we tried unplugging UConn and plugging it back in
— No Escalators (@NoEscalators) April 3, 2021
Geno Auriemma and the Huskies were used to being in this position, while the Wildcats are the clear rookie in this situation. It’s a definitive statement for the Pac-12 and for parity in the women’s college basketball spectrum.
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