Belt game 1,087 · March 31, 2017 · postseason
Mississippi State takes the belt
Mississippi State beat UConn 66–64 on a neutral floor to start reign 179 of the Women's College Basketball belt, the 1st for the program.
UConn had held it since April 7, 2015, with 74 defenses over 724 days.
Mississippi State held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to South Carolina on April 2, 2017.
179Reign number
1Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Mississippi State
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Vivians | 37 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-18 | 3-11 | 4-6 |
| Morgan William | 44 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6-17 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Breanna Richardson | 34 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 5-6 |
| Teaira McCowan | 25 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chinwe Okorie | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Roshunda Johnson | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Ketara Chapel | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dominique Dillingham | 32 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jazzmun Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Blair Schaefer | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
UConn
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabby Williams | 44 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 7-11 |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | 45 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 2-2 |
| Napheesa Collier | 36 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 2-4 |
| Saniya Chong | 42 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 5-6 |
| Kia Nurse | 35 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Crystal Dangerfield | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Natalie Butler | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: ESPN, via the sportsdataverse wehoop project (CC BY 4.0), 2013–14 on.
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