MINNEAPOLIS -- South Carolina's Destanni Henderson sized up Paige Bueckers. It was two minutes into the fourth quarter of the 2022 NCAA national championship game between the Gamecocks and the UConn Huskies on Sunday night.
Henderson dribbled the ball with her right hand as Bueckers tried to cheat a ball screen. But Henderson burst through the gap that opened, driving hard down the lane. The 5-foot-7 senior guard elevated with UConn's 6-3 Aaliyah Edwards on her hip and flipped the ball off the backboard and through the net. She ran back down the court as UConn reset, tongue poked out just a little bit, smirking.