2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game

2022 NCAA tournament championship game
National championship game
49	64
AP: 5; Coaches: 6;	AP: 1; Coaches: 1;
Date	April 3, 2022
Venue	Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
MVP	Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Favorite	South Carolina by 4.5
Attendance	18,304
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Ryan Ruocco (play-by-play); Rebecca Lobo (analyst); Holly Rowe (sideline); Andraya Carter (sideline);
Nielsen Ratings	0.91 (4.47 million)
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The 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game was the final game of the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. It determined the national champion for the 2021–22 season and was contested by the UConn Huskies and the South Carolina Gamecocks. The game was played on April 3, 2022, at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.^[2] In the game, the Gamecocks jumped out to an 18-point lead early in the second quarter and held off UConn scoring runs to win the national championship, 64–49. South Carolina's Aliyah Boston was voted the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (MOP). This was UConn's first loss in the women's national championship game.