Louisville was down 12 points at halftime but got a boost from Angel McCoughtry who scored 14 of 18 points in the second half along with 11 rebounds. The Cards got back in the game with a 15-1 run while the Sooners' shooting percentage went down to 26.9 percent in the second half.
Louisville ended the career of four-time All-American Courtney Paris who is the NCAA's all time best rebounder and the first player to block at least 100 shots in her four years at Oklahoma.
Paris promised if the Sooners failed to reach the championship game, she would pay back her four-year-scholarship. She ends her collegiate career without ever playing in a national championship game.
Per ESPN.com, Connecticut defeated Stanford 83-64 to continue the Huskies' perfect season and advance to its first title game in five years.
Renee Montgomery scored 26 points and Maya Moore added 24 for the Huskies' easy win over the Cardinal. UConn is vying for its third undefeated season and sixth national championship.
Fans twittered their reactions to the game:
Husker_tj Watched the Oklahoma women lose to Louisville. C. Paris of OU promised to pay back her tuition if OU didn't win the Championship. CHECK!!
bnwilk01 At least the Louisville women made it to the NCAA title game...GO CARDS!!!
guitarbassfire Louisville scares me. Seeing the same team three times is never good.
Sundance09 Louisville v UConn. Will third time be charm for UofL?
Webbman The UConn ladies team is awesome. They just gave Stanford a beatdown. I don't see them even getting slowed down by Louisville. We'll see...
ryanoneil Sometimes, being a fan of the UConn women's basketball team feels like rooting for Google. #uconn #finalfour #awesome
Julesty Way to go L'ville...wanted Standford to win but I guess Uconn will do I'll watch the game between them but don't care who wins
CoCoGurl87 UCONN does it again, I thought the game was gonna be a close one but the Huskies never cease to amaze me
Louisville will face UConn in its first appearance in the championship game on Tuesday, April 7 at 8:30 ET. This game marks the first all-Big East final in NCAA women's basketball history.
