UConn's Paige Bueckers (5) handles the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

North Carolina's Alyssa Ustby (1) handles the ball as UConn's Sarah Strong (21) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)