All eyes on South Carolina and UCLA for national championship fireworks. Will they deliver?

PHOENIX — Within the drama of a spat between two of the sport’s greatest coaches and another game that was within one possession in the final minute was a dirty little secret: The Final Four on Friday night was not a great showcase for women’s college basketball.UCLA came in as the nation’s leading offense, averaging 1.014 points per possession, and it scored only 51 points in its win against Texas. South Carolina and UConn each made fewer than 40 percent of their field goals despite each team making about half during previous games. (Count the Longhorns in that group as they came in last at 49.7 percent.)Advertisement