No. 1 UConn Tops No. 2 Stanford, 80-68

UConn wins its 49th straight game

UConn overpowers Stanford in second half for 49th straight victory

Maya Moore scored 23 points and Tina Charles added 20 to help top-ranked UConn win its 49th straight game, an 80-68 victory over No. 2 Stanford on Wednesday night in front of a sellout crowd of 16,294.

Scott Van Pelt

Carolyn Peck previews the game between No. 1 UConn and No. 2 Stanford. Peck believes that the winner will have a good chance of running the table.

The Herd with Colin Cowherd

ESPN women's college basketball analyst Kara Lawson previews the meeting between No. 1 Connecticut and No. 2 Stanford. How good is UConn's Maya Moore

No one defends like UConn

For 25 minutes, Stanford outplayed No. 1 UConn, leading by two points at halftime. But then the Huskies played defense like few even know how to pull out an 80-68 victory.

Cardinal come away with a few lessons

There's no arguing that UConn was just flat-out better than Stanford on Wednesday. But the Cardinal can take a few positive things away from the game.

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI - APRIL 5: Maya Moore #23 of the Connecticut Huskies drives past Nnemkadi Ogwumike #30 of the Stanford Cardinal on April 5, 2009 during the NCAA...

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Breaking down UConn-Stanford

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