UConn vs. South Carolina in the 2022 national championship game: How to watch, live updates, highlights

It’s down to two teams. South Carolina and UConn will compete in tonight’s 2022 NCAA women’s basketball national championship game (8 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Both UConn and South Carolina’s women’s basketball teams are undefeated in NCAA national championship games, though UConn has won 11 titles compared to South Carolina’s lone win (2017). That said, no player on either UConn or South Carolina’s roster has ever competed in a national championship game.

On Her Turf will provide live updates and highlights during tonight’s national championship game. See below for a preview, and stay tuned to this page once the game gets underway.

HOW THEY GOT HERE: Aliyah Boston powers South Carolina to 2022 title game | UConn defeats Stanford to make first championship appearance since 2016

9:38 1Q: And the 2022 women’s basketball national championship game is underway! South Carolina gets on the board first with a three-pointer from Destanni Henderson.

6:35 1Q: Geno’s expression says it all. Less than four minutes in, South Carolina leads 11-2, due in part to FIVE(!) offensive rebounds, three from Aliyah Boston.

2:52 1Q: Zia Cooke looks so confident tonight. She has eight points so far in tonight’s championship game, including a nice layup just now to put South Carolina up 17-4.

0:00 1Q: Wow. At the end of the first quarter, South Carolina leads UConn 22-8.

Stat of the game so far: rebounding. South Carolina currently has a 12-3 advantage with rebounds, including 7 offensive rebounds to zero from UConn.

As Geno Auriemma just told ESPN’s Holly Rowe, “We either rebound, or it’s going to get worse than this.”

“We can talk about the numbers, but the numbers give them no edge. The numbers aren’t going to give us an edge. Our season, the great