Bulldog's buzzer-beater ends UConn's 111-game winning streak

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Saturday, April 1, 2017
Mississippi State beat UConn in OT buzzer-beater
Mississippi State women's basketball is heading to it's first ever national championship, after a stunning buzzer-beater in overtime.

DALLAS, Texas (KTRK) -- Mississippi State women's basketball is heading to it's first ever national championship, after a stunning buzzer-beater in overtime.[br /][br /]A year after an embarrassing 60-point loss to mighty UConn in the Sweet 16, Morgan William's overtime buzzer-beating jumper gave them a 66-64 victory over the four-time defending national champion Huskies in the national semifinals Friday night.[br /][Ads /][br /]"Well, Coach called the timeout. He was like, 'Morgan, you can win the game.' That's what he said," William said. "When I made the shot, I was in shock. I'm still in shock."[br /][br /]So is UConn. This officially ends UConn's 111 game win streak.[br /][Ads /][br /]Mississippi State faces South Carolina in the National Championship on Sunday.[br /][br /]The Bulldogs, with four seniors and four juniors, will play South Carolina in an all-SEC matchup for the national title.[br /][br /][url HREF="https://abc13.formstack.com/forms/report_a_typo" TARGET="" REL=""][b]Report a typo to the ABC13 staff[/b][/url] [media ID="1781672" /][/url]